Brandon Matthews

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 guns ...