MILWAUKEE COUNTY

1 year after Aundre Cross's death, community members honor his life

A community member places a candle on a memorial beneath a tree during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
A community member places a candle on a memorial beneath a tree during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Michael Carter, a retired letter carrier who worked alongside Aundre Cross for 20 years, attends the 1-year remembrance vigil for Cross on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.
Michael Carter, a retired letter carrier who worked alongside Aundre Cross for 20 years, attends the 1-year remembrance vigil for Cross on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Community members pass out balloons to each other during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Community members pass out balloons to each other during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Community members gather to remember the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Community members gather to remember the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Seneca McDade (left) and her mother Debra McDade attend the 1-year remembrance vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Seneca McDade (left) and her mother Debra McDade attend the 1-year remembrance vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rudy Polk speaks during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Rudy Polk speaks during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Community members gather to remember the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Community members gather to remember the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Community members release balloons into the sky during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Community members release balloons into the sky during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mark Chambers, Alderman of the second district speaks during vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Mark Chambers, Alderman of the second district speaks during vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Community members raise candles in the air during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Community members raise candles in the air during a vigil on Dec. 9, 2023 honoring the life of Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and killed while delivering mail a year ago on Dec. 9, 2022 in the 5000 block of North 65th Street in Milwaukee.
Isabel Bonebrake / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel