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Joseph Benson

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Aug 15, 2017

Victim Details

Joseph Benson

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2017-08-15

23

Joseph

Benson

07/20/2026

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Joseph Benson, a 23-year-old from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on August 15, 2017. The incident occurred at Wahl Park, where Benson was involved in a physical altercation on a basketball court. According to reports, the altercation began as a fistfight between Benson and Ronqwell Fondren, a 31-year-old Milwaukee resident. The fight escalated when Fondren, after losing the fistfight, retrieved a. 380 pistol from a bystander and shot Benson twice, resulting in his immediate death ...
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  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Homicide charge: Milwaukee man lost a fist fight so he settled things with a gun
  • FOX6Now.com: “Young people with guns:” Man fatally shot during fight near basketball courts at Wahl Park
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