Benitaz Pinkin, 23, was killed in Milwaukee on the evening of December 18, 2022. Pinkin and 26-year-old Kentrell Malone were sitting in a car near Appleton Avenue and Congress Street around 7:43 p.m. when an SUV pulled alongside and an occupant opened fire. The victims’ vehicle crashed into a fence and a tree at Craig Montessori School; both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Stray rounds struck a nearby business, shattering glass above the front door, and surveillance footage from a nearby auto dealership captured the shooting. The Milwaukee Police Department opened a homicide investigation but has not publicly identified suspects or made arrests. The motive and events leading up to the attack remain unclear.

If anyone saw the SUV, the shooting, or has information that could help identify those responsible, please contact the Milwaukee Police or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.