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Board grants appeal for 4102'4114 N. 20th after board finds city evidence on party shooting insufficient
Summary
After testimony about a December 30, 2024 shooting and an October after-party incident, the appeals board granted the property owner's appeal for the 4102'4114 N. 20th Street block, concluding the record did not support a nuisance designation.
The Ministry of Review Board of Appeals granted an appeal related to the nuisance designation for the 4102'4114 North 20th Street block (hearing included testimony about a December 30, 2024 homicide at 4108 North 20th) on July 1, 2025. Commissioner Yandell moved to grant the appeal; Commissioner Hammer seconded. The motion passed 3-0 with Alderman Jackson recorded as abstaining due to schedule conflicts.
Detective Pushnik of the Milwaukee Police Department's homicide unit testified about the December 30 homicide at 4108 North 20th Street, saying the victim was followed from a bus stop and shot at that address; the victim's daughter lived at the apartment and discovered the shooting. The city also called Officer Christopher Schley, who testified about an October 26, 2024 after-party at the building that witnesses described as an "after set" with as many as 80'100 people, a reported $10 cover charge and people in the doorway described by at least one witness as having firearms in pockets or waistbands. ShotSpotter recorded eight rounds at the location; investigators recovered seven casings outside the buildings and reported nine bullet strikes to the 4108/4110 structures.
City counsel argued the October event and the December homicide together supported the nuisance designation. Appellant counsel argued that ballistic evidence and witness statements indicated the majority of gunfire came from a vehicle driving by and that the city had not identified shooters or shown they were persons associated with the premises as the municipal code requires. The board questioned whether the city had established the connection between shooters and the property and whether the party evidence showed illegal firearm possession by attendees rather than an external attack.
After deliberation the board concluded the record did not support the nuisance designation as applied and granted the appeal. The board recorded a 3-0 vote in favor, with one abstention. Written notice will be sent to the parties describing the board's findings and appellate rights.
