On the evening of December 18, 2022, a burst of gunfire at the intersection of Appleton and Congress in Milwaukee killed 26-year-old Kentrell Malone. Malone was a passenger in a vehicle with 23-year-old Benitaz Pinkin when an SUV pulled alongside and an occupant opened fire. Their car left the road and crashed into a fence and a tree at Craig Montessori School.

Both Malone and Pinkin were pronounced dead at the scene by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office. Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured the attack, and at least one bullet also struck the storefront of Art It Up Airbrushing, shattering glass above the front door. The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating; the suspects remain at large and no motive has been released.

If anyone saw the shooting, the vehicles involved, or has information that could help identify those responsible, please contact investigators.