Anthony Brown, 25, was killed in the early morning hours of May 7, 2011, near North 37th Street and West Villard Avenue in Milwaukee. Police responding to reports of shots fired found Brown with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said an argument preceded several shots, and investigators described the incident as an altercation that escalated into gunfire.

Motive was unclear in the immediate aftermath and the Milwaukee Police Department opened an intensive investigation. Brown’s death was mourned by family and the local community and became part of broader conversations about youth safety and gun violence prevention in the city.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact Milwaukee police.