Leshon Christen Jr., a 33-year-old Black man from Milwaukee known to family as ManMan and Big Teddy, was fatally shot on Sunday, October 12, 2025, near North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and West Clarke Street at about 4 p.m. Authorities say he was talking on his phone in the alley behind his home when he was struck by gunfire. He worked as a chef, including at Potawatomi Casino Hotel and Fiserv Forum, and family described him as deeply involved with relatives, caring for nieces and nephews, enjoying dancing and cooking at Sunday gatherings.

Initial police statements offered few details and the family held a vigil and offered a $25,000 reward for information. Investigators later focused on a white Mitsubishi Outlander. On October 18 a Mitsubishi wanted in the investigation was stopped in Muskego; the driver fled after a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash. Police arrested Jeremy Lockett outside a nearby home and reported finding two firearms in the vehicle. Milwaukee County prosecutors subsequently charged Lockett with first-degree intentional homicide in Christen’s death, alleging Lockett confronted Christen over perceived lies and then left in the Mitsubishi.

The charge is an allegation; the court process will determine guilt. Does anyone have information about Christen’s last day or the white Mitsubishi seen in the neighborhood that afternoon?