Milwaukee Police officer Kendall Corder was shot and killed last June in an ambush attack while responding to a domestic violence call.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Tremaine Jones, the 23-year-old man charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder.
Corder, 32, died June 29, 2025, three days after he and his partner, Officer Christopher McCray, were ambushed while responding to a shots-fired call on the city’s northwest side near North 24th Place and West Garfield Avenue.
Prosecutors allege Jones opened fire with a rifle from bushes, striking both officers multiple times as they exited their patrol vehicle. Corder suffered fatal gunshot wounds. McCray was wounded in the back and foot but survived and was released from the hospital days later.
Jones faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He pleaded not guilty in July 2025.
Milwaukee Circuit Judge Michelle Havas is presiding and has considered moving proceedings to a larger courtroom in the County Safety Building to accommodate public interest.
The incident occurred around 9 p.m. June 26 when officers responded to a domestic violence call involving a person with a gun that was upgraded to shots fired. Jones was arrested the following day. Two other individuals faced related charges in the case.
Corder had served more than six years with the Milwaukee Police Department and was remembered by colleagues as a dedicated officer.
