The Brief
- A Milwaukee man who was charged with attempted homicide in 2023 died in jail nearly two years later.
- The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said Goodwin had a “medical emergency” and died in jail on Sept. 12, 2025.
- The following week, the court dismissed the case.
MILWAUKEE – The case against a Milwaukee man who was charged with attempted homicide after an August 2023 shooting on a county bus has been dismissed because the man died in jail.
Prosecutors accused 34-year-old Melvin Goodwin of shooting the victim in the shoulder before getting off the bus near Sherman and Capitol and walking away.
Two years later, while in custody in the jail, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said Goodwin had a “medical emergency” and died on Friday night, Sept. 12, 2025.…