Tremaine Jones is a convicted killer from Wisconsin who murdered Officer Kendall Corder in Milwaukee
According to court documents Officer Kendall Corder, 32, and Officer Christopher McCray, 29, responded to a scene in Milwaukee Wisconsin where they would be fired upon by Tremaine Jones who was hiding in an alley
Officer Kendall Corder and Officer Christpher McCray would be struck by bullets. Officer Corder would die from his injuries three days later. Officer McCray would survive his injuries
Tremaine Jones would be arrested and would be convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a short-barrel shotgun/rifle.
Tremaine Jones will be sentenced in June 2026
Tremaine Jones Case
A jury found Tremaine Jones guilty on all charges in the murder of Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder on Friday.
Jones was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a short-barrel shotgun/rifle.
Jones will be sentenced later this year on June 12.
Following the verdict, Milwaukee police said in a release they “appreciate the great work from the members of MPD, other law enforcement and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office that brought justice for Officer Corder and Officer Christopher E. McCray.”
“Today’s verdict brings some justice for the family and colleagues of fallen Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder,” said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. “Our law enforcement officers swear an oath and put their lives on the line every day in order to protect and serve our community. They should never be met with violence nor should they have to face life-threatening danger.”
Corder, 32, and Officer Christopher McCray, 29, were shot on June 26, 2025, when they were responding to a call about a person firing shots near N. 25th Street and W. Garfield.
When they arrived on the scene, Jones fired shots at the officers from an alley. Jones was hiding in the bushes when the two officers arrived.
Corder died three days after the shooting while McCray was shot in the foot and survived the ambush. Both of them had just over six years of experience on the force.
Corder’s death was the sixth officer death in Milwaukee since 2018.
Tremaine Jones found guilty in murder of Kendall Corder
Tremaine Jones News
A jury took roughly three hours to find Tremaine Jones guilty of the ambush shooting that killed Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder and wounded his partner Officer Christopher McCray.
Tremaine Jones, 23, did not visibly react as the verdict was read in Circuit Court Judge Michelle Havas’ courtroom on April 3.
Jones was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and possession of a short-barrel shotgun or rifle. His conviction on the homicide charge carries a mandatory life sentence. His sentencing was scheduled for June 12.
The conviction comes after Tremaine Jones shot Corder, 32, and McCray on June 26. The two responded to a report of gunshots fired that evening and were ambushed as Jones hid in a bush. Prosecutors say Jones opened fire at the two, then fled.
Corder died three days after the shooting. McCray was shot in the foot and survived the attack.
The courtroom was filled with law enforcement members who lined the walls of courtroom and listened as Havas read out guilty verdicts on each of the four charges. Some officers nodded their heads as the judge spoke and Corder’s family members appeared stoic as the verdicts were read.
Members of Jones’ family, seated in the front row behind the defendant’s table, appeared to look straight ahead toward their now-convicted loved one as Havas polled the jurors to confirm their verdicts.
Tremaine Jones’ guilty verdict brought a level of justice for Corder’s family and other officers, said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson in a statement.
“Our law enforcement officers swear an oath and put their lives on the line every day in order to protect and serve our community,” Johnson said. “They should never be met with violence nor should they have to face life-threatening danger.”
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Milwaukee Police Department thanked the community for its support and said the trial had been difficult to go through. The statement offered support for McCray as well, saying he showed courage the night of the shooting.
“The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) recognizes what a difficult week this has been for our members who testified and were forced to relive the horror of the day we lost Officer Corder,” the statement said. “These members were brave and heroic on that day and we admire their courage during this trial. Our thoughts are with them and Officer Corder’s family at the conclusion of this case.”
Corder’s killing marked the sixth officer death in the city since 2018.
The jury, made up of five women and nine men, sifted through five days of dense, tedious and sometimes heartbreaking testimony to arrive to their verdict. The testimony and bodycam footage was often dramatic.
McCray’s intense and emotional reaction to Corder being shot was shown. Once gun shots rang out, he retreated, before rushing back to Corder, who fell to the ground.
“Shots fired! Shots fired! My partner’s down! My partner’s down!” screamed McCray, according to his bodycam footage.
The trial played out with Huebner making a clear case that Jones was the one who shot Corder and McCray, who gave tearful testimony and sat through periods of the trial.
“The defendant takes a [rifle], points it at their heads and their bodies and their feet, and he lets loose with 16 rounds,” Huebner said in his closing statement. “That’s why he’s guilty.”
Defense attorneys Russell Jones and Abigail Ruckdashel tried to inject doubt into the certainty it was Jones who hid in the bushes and opened fire.
For instance, a bag with Jones belongings in it, including his social security card and a receipt for the weapon, was found in the area. In cross examination, an officer conceded they did not know when that bag was placed in the area.
He urged the jury to remove their emotional reaction to footage of Corder and McCray being shot at. Jones, the attorney, conceded his client was guilty of possession of an illegal weapon, but argued there was not enough evidence to clearly prove the other counts.
But the evidence Huebner pointed to – witness testimony and footage, receipts tying Jones to the gun used in the shooting and a damning phone call between Jones and his mother – left little doubt for the jury.
Outside Havas’ courtroom, the attorney Jones said his client was “disappointed” by the verdict. It’s likely Jones may consider appealing, he said.
A self-defense argument could not have been considered in this case, he conceded.
“In this case, there were no shots fired at him. There was nothing that I think would have supported that [defense],” he said. “There was an imminent threat toward whoever shot those shots.”
The trial was emotionally difficult for officers, said Alex Ayala, the president of the Milwaukee Police Association, the union for rank-and-file members of the department. He grew anxious as the verdict was being read, even as he believed the outcome was “99%” guilty.
“We’re very happy with the verdict, but no verdict is going to bring back Kendall,” Ayala said. “We hope that [Jones] spends every living day of his life in jail.”
Tremaine Jones found guilty in shooting death of MPD officer Kendall Corder
