Ashley Hudson, a 30-year-old Black woman from Milwaukee, was killed late on June 16, 2025, after a family dispute near West Vliet Street and North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive escalated into violence. A confrontation outside the Park East Lofts involved several relatives and was tied by investigators to tensions over social-media posts rather than a random street attack.

Video described in the criminal complaint shows two of Hudson’s sisters attacking her with an aluminum baseball bat while Hudson tried to get into a parked vehicle. Prosecutors say Hudson later came out holding a knife in a defensive posture. The complaint alleges that her 15-year-old brother, Hezile J. Frison, retrieved a handgun from their mother’s vehicle, approached Hudson and fired at point-blank range. Hudson ran a few steps and collapsed; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hezile Frison was charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide and had cash bond set at $100,000 at his June 23, 2025 appearance. Two sisters and the mother were also charged: Aaliyah Frison faced aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon and later pleaded guilty to that charge; Tara Hudson was charged with obstructing an officer. Court filings and earlier restraining orders show a history of serious family conflict and mutual legal actions predating the shooting.