Jerome DeAndre Bolden, a 29-year-old Black man from Milwaukee, was killed on the evening of May 31, 2025, in a double shooting on Milwaukee’s north side. News reports and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him publicly as DeAndre Bolden. At approximately 6:08 p.m., Milwaukee police were called to the area of North 2nd Street and West Auer Avenue in the Harambee neighborhood after gunfire was reported.
Officers found Bolden suffering from a fatal gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, Gregory Crump, was critically wounded and transported to a hospital, where efforts to save him were unsuccessful.
What initially appeared publicly to be a shooting with no identified suspects eventually developed into a much more detailed homicide investigation. In the first weeks after the killings, police said they were still trying to determine what had led to the violence and were seeking unknown suspects. By late July, Bolden’s mother, Shayla Parker, was publicly asking for answers and closure. At that point, nearly two months after the killings, authorities had announced no arrests. Parker appealed for anyone who knew what happened to come forward and spoke about the continuing pain of losing her son.
Later investigative developments connected the killings to Charley Grant and Andre Hudson. Authorities alleged that the confrontation involved a large quantity of marijuana. According to police accounts subsequently reported in the media, Grant and Hudson accused Bolden of taking marijuana belonging to them and confronted him at gunpoint. Investigators came to believe the encounter was connected to what authorities characterized as a drug transaction or dispute that turned deadly.
Investigators alleged that Grant and Hudson had arranged to meet under the guise of purchasing marijuana. Witness information indicated that the suspects demanded two duffel bags that they claimed belonged to them. The confrontation reportedly moved from the area of Hubbard and Townsend roughly half a mile to the neighborhood around 2nd and Auer. Authorities said one of the victims went to retrieve a bag that had been hidden inside a residence. Investigators alleged that Grant and Hudson then ambushed Bolden and Crump, shooting both men. Police recovered spent cartridge casings as well as duffel bags containing what investigators believed was marijuana.
By December 2025, police publicly identified Grant and Hudson as suspects and said they faced multiple murder charges in connection with the deaths of Bolden and Crump. Reporting at that time said investigators believed the two men confronted Bolden over the allegedly stolen marijuana before both victims were shot. Earlier reports had described both suspects as being sought, reflecting how the case and the public information surrounding the investigation continued to develop in the months after the killings.
A January 2026 update from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force clarified that Hudson had subsequently been arrested, while Grant remained a fugitive. Authorities described Grant as armed and dangerous and said he was believed to remain in the Milwaukee area. The Marshals Service continued searching for him in connection with the double homicide, while investigators alleged that Grant and Hudson were responsible for carrying out the fatal attack. No reliable later report located publicly documented a trial or conviction arising from Bolden’s killing, and the latest detailed reporting located continued to describe Grant as wanted.
For Bolden’s family, the case was about far more than the circumstances investigators believed led to the shooting. A memorial fundraiser organized after his death described him as kind-hearted, humorous and adventurous, someone who deeply loved his family and was willing to help people around him. His sudden death left his relatives grieving while they waited for the criminal investigation to bring accountability for what happened on 2nd and Auer.
