Salvation Army chaplains attend a balloon release for a young homicide victim in Milwaukee. (Photo provided by Salvation Army)

Losing a loved one to violence is heartbreaking.

Not receiving justice for their murder deepens that pain.

Many families in Milwaukee, including mine, understand this feeling.

From 2020 to 2024, more than 900 murders occurred in Milwaukee, several hundred of which remain unsolved.

I’m hoping to tell a story about how Milwaukee families are impacted when their loved ones’ murder goes unsolved.

If you’d like to share your family’s story with me, please reach out.

My sincere condolences on your loss, and my hope is that you receive justice one day.

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Is your loved one’s murder still unsolved?

by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
March 11, 2025

<h1>Is your loved one’s murder still unsolved?</h1>
<p class="byline">by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />March 11, 2025</p>
<br />
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/51263903851_b2d4a4769a_b.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-114427" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Salvation Army chaplains attend a balloon release for a young homicide victim in Milwaukee. (Photo provided by Salvation Army) </figcaption></figure>
<p>Losing a loved one to violence is heartbreaking.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-thumbnail"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/edgar-150x150.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-114428" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Edgar Mendez</figcaption></figure>
<p>Not receiving justice for their murder deepens that pain.</p>
<p>Many families in Milwaukee, including mine, understand this feeling.</p>
<p>From 2020 to 2024, more than 900 murders occurred in Milwaukee, several hundred of which remain unsolved.</p>
<p>I’m hoping to tell a story about how Milwaukee families are impacted when their loved ones’ murder goes unsolved.</p>
<p>If you’d like to share your family’s story with me, <a href="mailto:edgarmendez@milwaukeenns.org">please reach out</a>.</p>
<p>My sincere condolences on your loss, and my hope is that you receive justice one day.</p>
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