Brandon R. Mathews, age 21, a Black male, was found shot to death on the afternoon of November 30, 2007, in Milwaukee. According to contemporary records, he died in the city where he was raised and mourned by family and friends days later. His obituary lists his age and date of death and shows a community preparing services in his memory, a quiet testament to a life cut short.
Public incident listings describe the shooting as occurring around 4:25 p.m. near 2209 N. 38th Street, with gunshot wounds to his side and shoulder. The brief entry offers the skeletal outline of the violence—time, place, and the fatal injuries—without the comfort of motive or narrative, only the stark coordinates of loss.
Despite the years that have passed, open sources do not report any arrests or publicly identified suspects in connection with Mathews’ killing. Regional homicide tracking projects and summaries acknowledge many cases from that era that remain uncleared, and no official updates specific to his case appear in the public record.
