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Darien Ballard

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Oct 14, 2025

Victim Details

Darien Ballard

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2025-10-14

34

Darien

Ballard

09/07/2026

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Darien Ballard, a 34-year-old Black/African American man, was shot and killed during the early morning hours of October 14, 2025, outside the Fryerz restaurant near North 27th Street and West Fond du Lac Avenue in Milwaukee. Ballard, known to family and friends as "Jonny D," was working as a delivery driver for the restaurant when the violence unfolded. Police were dispatched shortly before 2 a.m. after gunfire was reported. A caller told authorities that after hearing shots, they looked outside ...
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  • FOX6 News Milwaukee: Milwaukee fatal shooting; man killed outside Fryerz, loved ones mourn
  • FOX6 News Milwaukee: Milwaukee shootings Tuesday; 1 dead, 3 wounded
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