Brandon J. Edwards, a 40-year-old White/Caucasian man from Milwaukee, was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 4, 2026, during an incident on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The shooting occurred at about 2:00 p.m. near North 107th Street and West Wabash Avenue, only a few blocks from West Brown Deer Road. Milwaukee police responded to the area after the gunfire and found Edwards suffering from gunshot wounds.
Milwaukee Fire Department personnel transported a victim from the scene to a hospital, but Edwards died from his injuries. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office subsequently confirmed his identity.
Investigators indicated that the shooting occurred during an argument, although authorities did not publicly disclose what the disagreement was about, who Edwards had been arguing with, or what events caused the confrontation to escalate into gunfire. Police continued working to determine the circumstances surrounding the encounter and did not immediately identify the person or people responsible. News reports consistently described investigators as searching for a shooter or multiple possible shooters rather than announcing that a specific individual had been identified.
Edwards’ killing happened during a particularly violent Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee. Approximately an hour and forty minutes later, another fatal shooting occurred near 64th Street and Mill Road, where Brian Johnson was killed. Police specifically stated that the two shootings were unrelated. Although a suspect was taken into custody in Johnson’s death, that arrest was connected only to the Mill Road homicide and not to Edwards’ killing. In Edwards’ case, authorities continued appealing to the public for information while searching for the person or persons responsible.
The available online reporting located on Edwards’ homicide does not identify a named suspect or report an arrest, criminal charges, trial, or conviction connected to his death. Reports published and updated in the days immediately following the shooting continued to describe the shooter or shooters as being sought by Milwaukee police. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department, with anonymous information also being accepted through Milwaukee Crime Stoppers or the P3 Tips system.
