Two Milwaukee fugitives remain at large nearly a year after authorities say they lured an 18-year-old into an alley with the promise of an easy robbery, then shot him; he was pronounced dead at a hospital, and the suspects made off with his handgun. U.S. Marshals say they still do not know where Damarius Twitty-Montgomery, who also goes by “Tweety,” and Charles Steward, known as “Chuck,” are hiding, and both men are wanted on charges tied to the September 26, 2025 killing of Bryan Jamison.
According to FOX6 News Milwaukee, Twitty-Montgomery and Steward allegedly convinced Jamison and a group that included his twin brother that they were all going to rob a drug dealer together near 38th Street and Keefe Avenue. Instead, court documents show the real target was Jamison's own Glock 26 handgun, which was missing from the scene after the shooting, as first reported by Bearing Arms. Surveillance video reviewed by investigators reportedly shows the two suspects shooting at Jamison and Jamison shooting back before he was rushed to a Milwaukee hospital, where he later died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Jamison's twin brother was inside a vehicle nearby when the gunfire broke out, hearing what he described as 10 to 15 shots ring out in the alley. He ran to his brother, pressed his own sweater against the wounds to try to stop the bleeding, and called 911 — a harrowing account detailed in Bearing Arms' reporting on the case.
Charges Filed as a Third Suspect Sits in Custody
Milwaukee County prosecutors have charged Twitty-Montgomery and Steward with first-degree reckless homicide and attempted armed robbery, according to CBS 58. Formal criminal complaints were filed on October 2 and October 15 of last year, and the station's report identifies the victim by name as 18-year-old Bryan Jamison, who died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
A third co-defendant, 24-year-old Devrion J. Steward, was arrested in early October and is already in custody, charged with felony murder and armed robbery for allegedly driving the group to the scene in a white Chevrolet Traverse. Per the same account, Devrion Steward told detectives the group had staged a fake drug robbery — corroborating the version of events investigators say Jamison was fed before he was killed.
Witnesses helped investigators identify Twitty-Montgomery and Steward as the shooters, but the two men have evaded capture since the charges were filed. U.S. Marshals describe Twitty-Montgomery as 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds, and Steward as the same height at roughly 162 pounds. Neither the firearms used in the shooting nor Jamison's stolen Glock have been recovered.
Federal Task Force Leads the Search
A U.S. Marshal involved in the case called the pair's alleged conduct very dangerous, and the agency is now asking the public for help finding them. The Marshals Service is offering anonymity to anyone who calls its tip line at 414-297-3707 with information on the fugitives' whereabouts.
The case is being profiled under the state's Wisconsin's Most Wanted program as authorities work to track the two men down.
A Killing That Fits a Larger Pattern
If caught and convicted, both suspects would face first-degree reckless homicide charges that carry severe penalties under Wisconsin law. Wisconsin Statute § 940.02 classifies the offense as a Class B felony punishable by up to 60 years in state prison, according to Grieve Law.
Jamison's death adds to a homicide count that has climbed sharply in Milwaukee even as it falls elsewhere in the state. The city's homicide count rose in 2025, while homicides in the rest of the state fell, per the Badger Institute.
City officials have leaned into data-driven strategies to combat the problem, targeting high-density violence zones with municipal intervention teams. Milwaukee's Department of Community Wellness and Safety has been deploying field teams directly into those high-density violence zones in an effort to intervene before shootings occur. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the department provides an interactive database for public access to crime statistics in the City of Milwaukee. City of Milwaukee crime maps show incidents from the previous four weeks, providing a current view of reported crime by district. According to the City of Milwaukee's Public Safety Action Plan, Safe Zones in Garden Homes and Franklin Heights have sustainably reduced crime, improved neighborhoods and increased community-police relationships. Violence-interruption efforts have also drawn on the Cure Violence Model.
The scale of the city's gun violence problem extends near schools as well. A joint investigation by TMJ4 News and The Trace identified more than 4,100 shootings within 500 yards of Milwaukee schools between 2017 and 2025.
For now, the search for Twitty-Montgomery and Steward continues, with federal marshals urging anyone with information to come forward. Jamison's family, meanwhile, is left waiting for the two men accused of luring him to his death to be found.
