Jadarien Bolden was a 19-year-old Black man from Milwaukee who was fatally shot in the early hours of Sunday, May 26, 2024. The shooting happened about 2:25 a.m. near Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place on the city’s lower east side. He was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead; the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him two days later.

Milwaukee police used surveillance video from the area and, according to a criminal complaint, showed a still image to a potential suspect’s father and grandmother, who identified the person as 18-year-old Kamari Madison-Poirier. Authorities filed multiple charges against Madison-Poirier in connection with Bolden’s death, including first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon. A warrant had been issued for Madison-Poirier by June 2024.

The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS. Did anyone in the area see activity near Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place that night?