Ronald Henry Wilson, a 44-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the evening of Sunday, July 13, 2025. The shooting occurred at approximately 7:52 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Stark Street, near North 39th Street. Milwaukee police responding to the area found Wilson suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. His injuries were beyond lifesaving treatment, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, authorities
released few details explaining what had led to the gunfire. Police did not publicly describe an argument, robbery, domestic dispute, or other known confrontation connected to Wilson's death, and reports did not identify where Wilson had been immediately before he was shot or whether investigators believed he had been specifically targeted. The Milwaukee Police Department classified the death as an active fatal-shooting investigation and began looking for the person or people responsible.
Wilson's name was not initially released publicly. Two days after the shooting, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Ronald Wilson. Other memorial information identifies him more fully as Ronald Henry Wilson. His death was one of two fatal shootings investigated in Milwaukee that Sunday evening; another person was killed less than an hour later near 21st Street and McKinley Avenue. Available reporting treated the incidents as separate investigations and did not indicate that Wilson's killing was connected to the second homicide.
At the time of the initial investigation, Milwaukee police had not announced an arrest. Authorities said they were seeking suspect or suspects in connection with Wilson's killing, while some police information described those being sought as unknown or known/unknown suspects. No suspect was publicly named in the available reports, and investigators did not release a description of the shooter, a possible vehicle, or a publicly established motive. WISN reported the day after the homicide that no arrests had been made.
A review of later publicly available reporting did not locate a subsequent announcement identifying a suspect, an arrest connected specifically to Wilson's July 13 killing, criminal charges, a trial, or a conviction. The publicly reported status therefore remains that Wilson was shot and killed near 39th and Stark and that police were seeking information to identify whoever was responsible. Milwaukee police asked anyone with information about the homicide to contact investigators at 414-935-7360, with anonymous information also accepted through Milwaukee Crime Stoppers or the P3 Tips system.
