A 23-year-old Black man, Clayton L. Mosley, was shot and killed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 4, 2015. The shooting occurred in the 700 block of S. 22nd St. on a holiday marked by violence in the city. The incident is believed to have taken place shortly after a fireworks display at the nearby Mitchell Park.
Following the shooting, the Milwaukee Police Department launched an investigation into Mosley's death.
This led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man who was identified as a convicted felon. Authorities, however, did not publicly release the suspect's name or the specific circumstances that led to the shooting.
The arrest in Mosley's case was part of a broader police response to a surge in gun violence in Milwaukee during that period. In 2015, the city experienced 125 gun-related homicides, and the arrest of the suspect in Mosley's death was one of 49 arrests made in connection with these fatalities. Despite the arrest, further details regarding any subsequent litigation or the outcome of the court proceedings involving the suspect have not been made available in public records. The resolution of the case against the individual arrested for Clayton Mosley's death remains undisclosed.
