On the late evening of November 4, 2008, 32-year-old Angelo McCaleb was shot and killed outside a home on Milwaukee’s northwest side. McCaleb and a friend had met a woman at a local bar; that woman had borrowed a car from 45-year-old Curtis L. Jackson. When Jackson called for his car to be returned, the woman drove back to his residence at 3776 N. 60th St., with McCaleb and his friend following in their own vehicle.

Arriving about 11:30 p.m., an argument broke out. Jackson told McCaleb and his friend to leave; two women at the residence pushed McCaleb and urged him to go. Jackson retrieved a handgun from his car, pushed McCaleb again and warned him to leave. Jackson says McCaleb walked toward his car, then returned quickly toward Jackson; Jackson fired one shot from about four feet, striking McCaleb in the chest. Police found McCaleb lying on his back; Jackson admitted shooting and pointed to the gun atop a car.

Jackson was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless homicide, claimed self-defense, and was convicted by a jury of second-degree reckless homicide by use of a dangerous weapon. An appeal seeking to admit evidence about McCaleb’s alleged reputation for violence was denied because Jackson was unaware of that reputation when the shooting occurred. Does anyone have additional details about what led to the confrontation that night?