The Wisconsin Republican Party has called for a federal investigation into a fatal shooting, to determine if it was motivated by animosity toward Donald Trump.
Bernell Trammell, a 60-year-old African-American man who was a well-known figure in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, was shot to death around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Police did not immediately provide details about possible suspects or motives.
However, the Wisconsin Republican Party said the “senseless” murder may have been politically motivated and asked federal investigators to get involved.
Trammell, who ran a business called the eXpressions Journal in Riverwest, regularly displayed posters on political and religious issues, including support for Trump and the Black Lives Matter movement, according to those who knew him.
Trammell was photographed holding a sign calling for a Trump victory in the November election. But community members have said he supported politicians on both sides of the division, including Lena Taylor, a Democrat who ran for mayor of Milwaukee this year.
“I believed in democracy. He believed in his right to freedom of expression, “local resident John Self told CBS58 television station.
“I don’t think I’ve ever tried to convert or change you. I would just tell you what I thought, listen to what you had to think, and then respect that. “
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