Police Officer Kendall Corder succumbed to gunshot wounds he received when he was ambushed at North 24th Place and West Garfield Avenue in Milwaukee on June 26, 2025.
Around 9:00 p.m., Officer Corder and his partner responded to a domestic violence call with a subject with a gun, which was upgraded to a shots fired call while they were en route to the scene. When they exited their patrol vehicle and approached the alley, they were shot multiple times.
Both officers were transported to Froedtert Hospital. One officer was released on June 28, 2025, after receiving gunshot wounds to the back and foot. Officer Corder remained on life support until passing away from multiple gunshot wounds on June 29, 2025.
The suspect was apprehended the next day and is in custody.
Officer Corder had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for over six years.
Source: ODMP
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27430-police-officer-kendall-corder