Brandon Felton, a 34-year-old Black man from Milwaukee, was found dead in his home near 38th and Townsend in mid-March 2023. His cousin discovered the body on March 18 after not hearing from him for several days. An autopsy concluded Felton was killed on or around March 15 by a single gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators found a Domino’s Pizza receipt dated March 15 beside a spent shell casing; the receipt contained a phone number traced to a 12-year-old neighborhood boy who knew Felton and sometimes played video games with him. The boy’s account changed repeatedly — initially denying involvement, then claiming a fictional Sam was responsible — before his mother told police he had lied out of fear and that he and friends had gone to Felton’s home intending to buy his guns.

A search of the boy’s phone produced texts that prosecutors say show planning and intent, including a location pin and messages on the day of the killing referencing killing Felton. Authorities arrested the 12-year-old and charged him as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide; two 17-year-olds, Damarios Thomas and Demarione Jones, were charged as adults with receiving the stolen firearms. As of April 2023, the three teenagers were moving through the court system.

Does anyone in the neighborhood remember seeing activity at Felton’s home around March 15?