Angelo Nelson, a 50-year-old Black man, was shot and killed inside the Milwaukee apartment building where he lived on the morning of February 2, 2026. He was found dead in a stairwell hallway in the 1300 block of North Astor Street after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Family said he had been going downstairs to do laundry and was preparing to begin a new job the next day.

Investigators identified a neighbor, Dominic Francis Nosacek, as the alleged shooter. Nosacek told detectives he believed people were harassing or threatening him and that militia men were blackmailing him; he said there had been no argument immediately before the shooting and acknowledged Nelson had nothing in his hands when shot. Security staff at a nearby Department of Homeland Security building detained Nosacek later that morning after he announced he had killed someone; police recovered the firearm, multiple magazines and more than 100 rounds in his apartment. Court papers charge Nosacek with first-degree intentional homicide and bail jumping; his bond was set at $500,000 and the court ordered another competency exam.

Nelson’s family described him as funny, outgoing, a father of two adult daughters and someone who brought people together. Friends stressed that Nelson was not armed or posing an immediate threat when he was killed. If anyone knew Angelo or has information about that morning in the building on North Astor Street, please share what you know.