On the evening of April 10, 2022, Shannon Jovan Freeman, a 30-year-old Black man and father who worked as a chef at City Lights Brewing Company, was fatally shot at The Loaded Slate, a downtown Milwaukee bar. An argument inside the establishment escalated; surveillance footage shows that as Freeman attempted to leave, he was shot multiple times and later sustained 14 gunshot wounds.

Police arrested 24-year-old Adrew Terry shortly after the shooting and charged him with first-degree intentional homicide. Court documents say the altercation began when Terry made an angry gesture toward Freeman, who had been dancing and singing, and that Terry allegedly pulled a gun as Freeman turned to exit.

Family members remember Shannon Freeman for his smile and his devotion as a father; his brother Kewhan Freeman expressed profound grief and questioned how a weapon was brought into the bar. If anyone witnessed the incident or knew Shannon’s movements that night, please share what is known.