Overview
- The ambush that killed Officer Kendall Corder and injured Officer Christopher McCray took place on June 26, 2025, when the officers were responding to reports of gunfire near North 25th Street and West Garfield on Milwaukee's north side.
- A jury convicted 23‑year‑old Tremaine Jones in April on four felony counts, including first‑degree intentional homicide and attempted first‑degree intentional homicide for the attack on the two officers.
- During the five‑day trial prosecutors presented body‑camera video, eyewitness testimony placing Jones at the scene with a gun, forensic evidence including a fingerprint on the recovered weapon, and a July 2025 jailhouse phone call played for jurors.
- On June 12, 2026, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Jones to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision, imposed the maximum penalties on every count, and barred him from contacting the victims' families.
- An associate who testified at trial, 19‑year‑old Jermela Kittler, has been charged with harboring or aiding a felon and the case has drawn public statements from the Milwaukee Police Association emphasizing that the verdict delivered justice for the officers.