Jamar Gordon, a 51-year-old Black man from Milwaukee, was shot and killed on the evening of May 31, 2023. The shooting happened at about 7:15–7:17 p.m. near North 46th Street and West Melvina Street (also reported as near Melvina and Howie). ShotSpotter alerted police; Gordon was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead.

Investigators initially had no suspect, but the inquiry later focused on 61-year-old Stanley Blalock. Witnesses said Gordon had been arguing with someone and had angrily called for a man named Stan to come outside shortly before gunfire. Surveillance video showed a bald man in pajama pants moving along Melvina Street and entering a white SUV; a witness later identified Blalock in a live lineup and neighbors linked a nearby van to him. Detectives recovered four 9mm casings at the scene, and prosecutors alleged Blalock, who acknowledged being the man in the footage, was prohibited from possessing a gun because of a prior felony.

If anyone knew Jamar Gordon or saw activity around 46th and Melvina on May 31, 2023, please share information with investigators.