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Charles Jerome Burges-Cleveland, 26, was killed by gunfire on May 3, 2022, near 44th Street and Auer Avenue in Milwaukee. First responders found him unresponsive; he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later showed he sustained fifteen gunshot wounds. A 54-year-old bystander was also wounded but survived.

Witnesses described a heated argument between Burges-Cleveland and another man just before the shooting. One account says the assailant produced a gun, fired multiple times, and continued shooting after Burges-Cleveland fell. The surviving victim also identified the same individual as the shooter.

An arrest warrant was issued on May 11, 2022, for 19-year-old Shokee Cleveland, charging him with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He remained at large for several months and was taken into custody by Milwaukee police in November 2022; he was scheduled for an initial court appearance on the homicide charges.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that could help fill gaps in the timeline that afternoon?