Parion Jackson, 26, was shot and killed in broad daylight on Sunday, July 20, 2025, near McGovern Park at North 55th Street and West Custer Avenue in Milwaukee. Police were called about 12:55 p.m. after witnesses reported gunfire; Jackson suffered fatal gunshot wounds and died at the scene. A woman who heard the shooting told reporters she heard three nearby shots and saw the aftermath.

Prosecutors say Jackson had been meeting a prospective buyer to sell a puppy when a Ring doorbell camera captured the interaction. Authorities say the footage shows Jackson speaking with a man later identified as Deon Howell; prosecutors allege Howell placed Jackson’s life in danger by shooting him three times after Jackson set the puppy down, then fleeing in a stolen vehicle. Investigators also cited cellphone records, the purchase history of a flip phone linked to the case, surveillance imagery run through facial-recognition analysis, and Howell’s probation status as factors that led to his identification and arrest.

Deon Howell, 35, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide; bond was set at $300,000 and a preliminary hearing was reported scheduled for August 11, 2025. Does anyone who lived near McGovern Park or who was in the area that day have information about the shooting or the vehicle that fled the scene?