Corey L. Hodges, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Milwaukee on the evening of June 1, 2022. The fatal shooting occurred near South 5th Street and West Lapham Boulevard. Family and friends remembered Hodges as a sweet person who was often laughing and joking, and his death reopened old wounds for his family, who had lost his cousin Marquis Gaston to gun violence in 2016.

The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating the homicide, but no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced. Corey’s family emphasized how a single gunshot creates a chain reaction of suffering that reaches far beyond the immediate victim and has stressed the broader impact of the city’s rising gun violence.

If anyone knew Corey, was in the area that evening, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.