Overview
- A 50-year-old was shot and killed near 24th and Wells in Milwaukee’s Avenues West neighborhood, and police have opened a homicide investigation.
- Officers and detectives conducted on-scene searches for evidence and have not reported any arrests in the case.
- Local news footage showed a large police presence with detectives searching streets and gathering evidence around the scene.
- Police asked anyone with information to contact Milwaukee police at (414) 935-7360 or to report tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or via P3 Tips.
- The shooting is being reported in the context of recent citywide firearm incidents earlier in May, when MPD data through mid-May showed fewer non-fatal shootings year-to-date than the same point in 2025.