On the evening of October 14, 2023, 20-year-old Brandon Long was shot and killed at a BP gas station at Vel R. Phillips and Center in Milwaukee. Surveillance footage shows a man later identified as 38-year-old Maurice Newton arrive on foot around 9:54 p.m. Long arrived about 10:10 p.m. and interacted with people in cars. At 10:11 p.m. Long and Newton began a conversation that escalated. As Long walked toward his vehicle, Newton stood in his way and, at the back of Long’s car, swung with his left hand before producing a firearm and shooting Long multiple times. Newton fled on foot. Officers found Long with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and died en route.

Police later identified Maurice Newton as a suspect. An SUV Newton was suspected of driving was located on October 24 and crashed during a police pursuit; Newton was arrested and authorities recovered drugs from the vehicle. In interviews, Newton first denied involvement, then said Long threatened him, admitted swinging at Long, and said he shot Long four times with a black handgun he said he had found earlier and discarded in a sewer. He was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a felon, fleeing an officer, and drug-related offenses; his cash bond was set at $500,000.

Did anyone who knew Brandon or saw the incident at the gas station notice anything in the minutes before the shooting?