Desmon Hampton Jr., 37, was fatally shot after a violent confrontation outside Gold Diggers Gentlemen’s Club on Milwaukee’s north side on the night of April 17, 2025. The shooting happened about 11:15 p.m. near North Hopkins Street and West Hampton Avenue. Police found three people who had been shot; Maurice Williams, a club security employee, died at the scene, Hampton was taken to a hospital and later died, and a 34-year-old man was wounded and expected to survive.

Witnesses described a sudden burst of roughly 10 or 11 shots. Investigators placed numerous evidence markers as they worked to determine how many people had fired. The club owner gave accounts suggesting an armed, face-covered man tried to enter and that the person who shot Williams had come to confront him, but police did not publicly confirm those details or formally identify Hampton’s role in the initial exchange. The surviving wounded man’s possible involvement was forwarded to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for review, and investigators were seeking additional persons of interest. No arrest or criminal charge had been announced.

Does anyone who was near North Hopkins Street on April 17 recall what happened that night or have information about who fired?