Brandon D. Hinton, 26, of Milwaukee, was fatally shot on the night of Sunday, September 26, 2021. First responders were called about 8:05 p.m. to the area near 61st Street and Carmen Avenue, where Milwaukee Fire Department personnel treated him at the scene but he did not survive. The shooting was recorded among the city’s gun violence that night.

Neighbors on the north side described a tense evening as officers worked the block and taped off the street; initial reports said the shooting unfolded quickly and left few specifics about what led up to the gunfire. Detectives said the circumstances were under investigation and asked anyone with information to come forward. There was no description of the shooter and no one in custody at the time; no arrests were announced in subsequent reporting available for that night.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened near 61st and Carmen that evening, please share what you know with investigators.