Overview
- Milwaukee authorities identified Brian Johnson, 53, as the victim of a Jan. 4 shooting near 64th and Mill Road, with his wife’s son in custody following what officials described as a domestic incident.
- Police also identified Brandon Edwards, 40, as the victim of a separate Jan. 4 shooting near 107th Street and Wabash Avenue after an argument, and investigators are searching for suspects.
- Milwaukee police said the two Sunday afternoon shootings were unrelated and asked anyone with information to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers.
- The Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed Chicago’s first homicide of 2026: 51-year-old Marcos Aleida, found shot in a South Shore apartment on Jan. 3.
- Chicago police released video seeking tips in a Dec. 19 West Side homicide of a 23-year-old woman and reported at least four nonfatal weekend shootings, including a South Side attack from a stolen Kia that left a 33-year-old man critical and a 17-year-old suspect in custody.