Bryan Cornell Jamison, an 18-year-old Black male from Milwaukee, was fatally shot on September 26, 2025, after prosecutors say he was drawn into what he believed was a plan to rob a drug dealer. The shooting happened at about 1:40 p.m. near North 38th Street and West Keefe Avenue on Milwaukee’s north side. Jamison was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:30 p.m. from multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators later alleged that the supposed drug robbery was a deception and that Jamison himself was the intended robbery victim. According to the criminal complaints, Devrion J. Steward was driving a white Chevrolet Traverse carrying Jamison, Jamison’s twin brother, Charles G. Steward Jr., Damarius Twitty-Montgomery and others. Prosecutors said Charles Steward, Twitty-Montgomery and Devrion Steward knew Jamison possessed a Glock 26 handgun and had discussed taking it from him. Jamison and the others were allegedly led to believe they were going to meet and rob a drug dealer, but authorities say the actual plan was to steal Jamison’s firearm.
When the group reached the area of 38th and Keefe, Jamison, Charles Steward and Twitty-Montgomery got out of the vehicle and entered an alley. Jamison’s twin brother remained nearby. According to investigators, surveillance video from a nearby residence captured what happened next. The footage reportedly showed the two suspects opening fire at Jamison within seconds, with Jamison firing back before collapsing. His brother told investigators that he heard roughly 10 to 15 gunshots and then saw Charles Steward and Twitty-Montgomery run back toward the vehicle without Jamison.
Jamison’s brother ran into the alley and found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He reportedly used his sweater to apply pressure to his brother’s injuries while calling 911. Jamison’s Glock 26 was missing after the shooting, and investigators believed it had been taken during the attack. Police later obtained surveillance recordings and witness information that helped identify the men suspected of participating in the shooting. Authorities have said the firearms involved, including Jamison’s missing gun, have not been recovered.
The investigation eventually resulted in charges against three men. Devrion J. Steward was arrested in early October 2025 and charged with felony murder and armed robbery as a party to a crime. Prosecutors alleged that he drove the group to the scene and participated in the scheme to take Jamison’s gun. Charles G. Steward Jr. and Damarius Twitty-Montgomery were each charged with first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime and attempted armed robbery. The criminal complaints were filed in October 2025.
Nearly a year after Jamison’s killing, Charles Steward and Twitty-Montgomery had still not been arrested. On September 7, 2026, U.S. Marshals publicly appealed for help finding them as part of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted coverage. Steward, who is also known as “Chuck,” and Twitty-Montgomery, also known as “Tweety,” were described as fugitives whose whereabouts remained unknown. Federal authorities warned that the men could still have access to firearms and urged them to surrender so the criminal case could proceed. Devrion Steward, meanwhile, had been taken into custody and remained charged in connection with the alleged robbery plot. Public reporting available through September 2026 did not report a completed trial or conviction in Jamison’s killing, and the homicide allegations against the charged men remain accusations unless proven in court.
