Asonta Lamont James Woodley, a 24-year-old Black/African American man, was killed during a double shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of May 3, 2025. The gunfire erupted at approximately 3:20 p.m. in the area of North 24th Place and West Capitol Drive. Milwaukee police were called to the neighborhood after shots were fired and found two people who had been wounded.
Woodley suffered fatal gunshot injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second person, identified only as a 25-year-old, was also shot and was transported to a hospital for treatment. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene shortly before 4:00 p.m., and Woodley's identity was publicly confirmed in the days following the shooting.
One resident returned home from work and discovered a man lying on the ground behind a vehicle near her residence. She approached him, attempted to determine whether he was responsive and checked for a pulse before realizing that he had died. She then called 911. Other people living nearby reported hearing multiple gunshots, illustrating how quickly the normally ordinary Saturday afternoon had turned into a deadly crime scene.
Investigators initially had little public information about what happened immediately before the shots were fired. Milwaukee police said their preliminary investigation indicated the shooting may have resulted from an argument, although authorities did not publicly disclose what the dispute involved, who participated in it, or whether Woodley and the other wounded person were together when the confrontation began. Police also did not release information identifying the surviving victim or describing that person's role in the incident.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Milwaukee police continued searching for the person or people responsible. Authorities did not publicly identify a suspect or release a description of the suspected shooter in the reports concerning Woodley's death. Police appealed to anyone who witnessed the shooting or had information about the circumstances surrounding it to contact investigators, while also providing an anonymous Crime Stoppers option for people who did not want their identities revealed.
Publicly available reporting located on the case does not indicate that an arrest has been announced in connection with Woodley's killing. No suspect has been publicly named, and no related criminal charges, trial, or conviction were found. The shooting therefore remained publicly reported as an active Milwaukee police investigation, with investigators seeking information that could identify whoever fired the fatal shots and establish exactly what led to the confrontation that took Woodley's life and wounded another person.
