Eric Madison

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Milwaukee, the life of Eric S. Madison, a 30-year-old African-American man, was cut short. On April 10, 2013, what initially appeared to be a single-vehicle accident would soon be revealed as a homicide.

Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle driving erratically, crossing the median on West Hampton Avenue before it ultimately crashed into the side of an apartment building in the 4900 block. When first responders arrived at the scene around 1 a.m., ...