James Beasley

James Beasley, a 31-year-old African-American/Black male, was struck down on a summer Sunday night in Milwaukee. Around 9:30 p.m. on July 11, 2010, he was walking north along the 3500 block of North 24th Place when gunfire erupted. He was hit several times and died at the scene, the quiet of the residential block broken by squad lights and the hiss of radios as officers marked the casings and taped off the curb where he fell. A 19-year-old who was with him was shot in the leg and survived, whisk ...