Desiree Brown (right) and Hercules Brown Sr. are still seeking answers about the death of their nephew and grandson, Antwon Springer.
Antwon Springer, a Milwaukee man who would have turned 39 in September, and was legally blind according to his family, stepped onto the front porch of the home, located near the intersection of North 39th and West Congress streets, on the night of Sunday, Sept. 3. He fired a gunshot into the air, to disperse a crowd who had begun to fight on the street.
Following the gunshots, multiple police officers approached the home, ordering Springer to drop the gun, as his family apparently screamed “he’s blind, he’s blind!” Springer, who had lowered the gun but was still holding it in his hands, was shot multiple times by the police officers, dying on the family’s front porch.
It’s now over 400 days after the shooting, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Springer’s family has received little more than an investigation report from the medical examiner.
His family is still seeking answers.
