On the night of February 10, 2022, Krystal Tucker, a 31-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed while working at the Brownstone Social Lounge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tucker was the executive assistant and a server at the lounge and was working at the door when a patron who had been denied entry opened fire. Two other employees, both 23-year-old men working as security, were also injured in the shooting but survived.
The incident began when a man, later identified as 25-year-old Jordan
Tate, was denied entry into the lounge due to an age policy that required patrons to be at least 27 years old after 9 p.m. According to employee statements and a criminal complaint, Tate became belligerent and was escorted out by security. As he was being removed, he pulled out a gun and fired multiple times into the doorway of the lounge, striking Tucker and the two security guards. Surveillance video from the establishment captured the moment Tate was pushed from the lounge, pulled out a handgun, and fired into the doorway before walking away. Krystal Tucker died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Following the shooting, a warrant for Jordan Tate's arrest was issued on February 28, 2022, and he was featured on Wisconsin's Most Wanted. After being on the run for nearly nine months, Tate was arrested in October 2022, following an anonymous tip to U.S. Marshals. He was charged with one count of first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless injury. Tate pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense and stating that he feared one of the security guards had a gun.
In July 2023, a jury found Jordan Tate guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon. During the trial, Tate testified that he regretted firing his gun and not turning himself in. In August 2023, a Milwaukee County judge sentenced Tate to 40 years in prison for the murder of Krystal Tucker. Those who knew Tucker described her as having a "beautiful spirit" and a "beautiful smile." She was a co-host for the "Real Bar Talk" podcast and was remembered by loved ones at a candlelight vigil.
