Dreon A. Henry-Malone, a 31-year-old Black/African American man, was killed in a double shooting in Milwaukee on the morning of July 2, 2025. The gunfire occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m. near North 49th Street and West Fairmount Avenue. Milwaukee police said the violence developed during an argument, although authorities did not publicly provide details about what started the dispute or identify everyone who was involved.
Henry-Malone suffered fatal gunshot injuries in the shooting.
A second person, described by police as a 32-year-old, was also shot and was taken to a Milwaukee-area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Authorities did not publicly identify that injured person in the initial reports, and the available reporting does not indicate that the second victim was considered a suspect.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office subsequently identified the man who died as Dreon Henry-Malone. Funeral records give his full name as Dre'on A. Henry-Malone and show that he was born October 6, 1993, and died July 2, 2025. His visitation and funeral were held July 24 at Unity Gospel House of Prayer in Milwaukee, followed by burial at Graceland Cemetery.
Investigators treated the shooting as a homicide and continued trying to determine who was responsible. Milwaukee police publicly described the person responsible as an unknown suspect and appealed for information from witnesses or anyone who knew what happened during the argument. No description or name of the suspected shooter was released in the initial public reports.
Available public reporting does not identify an arrest, criminal charge, prosecution, trial, or conviction specifically connected to Henry-Malone's July 2, 2025 killing. Reports continued to state that police were seeking the person responsible. As a result, there is no publicly reported suspect who can presently be identified by name without speculation, and the circumstances surrounding the argument, the identity of the shooter, and the precise sequence that led to Henry-Malone's death remain unresolved in the publicly available accounts.
