Victim of Fatal Shooting in Milwaukee was a 2020 UW-W Grad (Date of shooting corrected)

Posted on: February 8, 2021
Purcell Pearson credit: Damon Jay Photography

Per various news outlets, 22-year-old Purcell Pearson was killed related to an apparent robbery in Milwaukee on Saturday, February 6, 2021. It was reported that he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the 2019 homecoming king, and a May 2020 UW-W graduate.

This Minneapolis Star Tribune article and this article from Fox6 quote UW-W associate vice chancellor Kenny Yarbrough regarding Purcell Pearson.

Click here for the WISN article.

Click here for the WDJT article.

Click here for the WKOW article.

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