Maurice Kintrell Whiters was 14 when he was killed in a shooting on the afternoon of May 2, 2025, on Milwaukee’s far northwest side. Gunfire erupted around 3:30 p.m. near North 75th Street and West Northridge Lakes Boulevard, just north of Brown Deer Road. Maurice and another teenager were struck; both were taken to a local hospital and Maurice later died of his wounds. The other teen survived and was initially reported in critical condition.

Maurice was a ninth-grade student at Bay View High School. Family remembered him as energetic, intelligent, loving and protective; he played football and basketball, hoped to reach the NFL, was learning to cut hair and had talked about being a barber and a professional YouTuber. The day after the shooting, mourners gathered and were alarmed when nearby gunfire interrupted the vigil. Police described the shooter or shooters as unknown and asked witnesses to come forward; early reports named no suspect, motive or arrest. Maurice’s funeral was held May 19 at Paradise Memorial Funeral Home. The case remained publicly unsolved and investigators continued to seek tips.

Did anyone in the area that afternoon see something that could help identify who fired those shots?