A Kenosha father of three died over the weekend, nearly a week after he was shot while loaning a vacuum cleaner to his upstairs neighbor.Police believe Bernard Reavers may have interrupted an armed robbery when he was shot on the morning of Aug. 21. “He was always helping out,” said Teresa Rademacher, a neighbor on the 6700 block of 24th Avenue. “Bernard was a great neighbor, a real family man.”The 39-year-old's three young children, however, won’t grow up with their father. Reavers died from his injuries on Sunday. "I'm still trying to come to grips with it really," Rademacher said, “Why did it have to happen to him?"Police said Reavers’ upstairs neighbor was involved in “illegal drug activity," but didn’t elaborate further. They think her alleged drug involvement may have led to the armed robbery.Investigators have not released a description of the suspect, but said he’s considered armed and dangerous. They are also looking for a blue sedan that was spotted in the neighborhood the morning of the shooting. Anyone with security footage or information about the crime is asked to call Kenosha Crime Stoppers at 262- 656-7333.

A Kenosha father of three died over the weekend, nearly a week after he was shot while loaning a vacuum cleaner to his upstairs neighbor.



Police believe Bernard Reavers may have interrupted an armed robbery when he was shot on the morning of Aug. 21.



“He was always helping out,” said Teresa Rademacher, a neighbor on the 6700 block of 24th Avenue. “Bernard was a great neighbor, a real family man.”



The 39-year-old's three young children, however, won’t grow up with their father. Reavers died from his injuries on Sunday.


"I'm still trying to come to grips with it really," Rademacher said, “Why did it have to happen to him?"



Police said Reavers’ upstairs neighbor was involved in “illegal drug activity," but didn’t elaborate further. They think her alleged drug involvement may have led to the armed robbery.

Investigators have not released a description of the suspect, but said he’s considered armed and dangerous. They are also looking for a blue sedan that was spotted in the neighborhood the morning of the shooting.

Anyone with security footage or information about the crime is asked to call Kenosha Crime Stoppers at 262- 656-7333.



