Milwaukee man facing two homicide cases is set for trial in separate fatal shootings

Two deaths, two sets of charges

A Milwaukee man is headed to trial in a pair of homicide cases stemming from shootings weeks apart, including the death of his uncle. Court filings outline allegations of a street shooting on the city’s north side in March 2025, followed by a second homicide case tied to an earlier fatal shooting in August 2024.

The defendant, Samuel Dickerson, was 28 at the time prosecutors filed the March 2025 case. The two matters remain distinct in court, but together they place him at the center of two separate death investigations.

March 2025 shooting near Holton and Center

In the March 2025 case, prosecutors charged Dickerson with first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. The victim was identified by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office as Hilton Meyer Jr., 44.

The criminal complaint describes a shooting reported just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 2025, near North Holton Street and West Center Street. Officers found Meyer wounded in the street; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead less than an hour later after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators cited surveillance video that they say captured the moments leading up to the shooting. The complaint alleges the video shows Meyer walking with Dickerson and Dickerson’s girlfriend; it further alleges Dickerson pointed a handgun at Meyer’s chest at close range and fired, then continued shooting as Meyer fell. Relatives of both men identified them to investigators, the complaint states.

• Alleged date and location: March 16, 2025, near N. Holton St. and W. Center St.
• Victim: Hilton Meyer Jr., 44
• Key evidence described in filings: surveillance video, spent 9mm casings, forensic firearm comparison

Arrest allegations and supervision issues

After the shooting, the complaint alleges Dickerson cut off a GPS ankle monitor and discarded it at a donut shop. Authorities later located him in Madison, where officers arrested him on a bus that had begun boarding for Chicago. Investigators also alleged a handgun was found on him during the arrest and later linked to the shooting through forensic testing.

The complaint describes surveillance footage, GPS monitoring records, and a firearm recovery as central elements of the prosecution’s timeline.

Second homicide case from August 2024

Dickerson has also been charged in connection with a separate fatal shooting from August 2024. In that earlier case, prosecutors allege he shot and killed another man. That case is proceeding on its own track toward trial.

What happens next

With multiple hearings and pretrial steps expected, the court process will focus on the admissibility of evidence, witness testimony, and the sequencing of proceedings across the two cases. As the matters advance, the central questions for jurors will differ by case, including what the evidence shows about identity, intent, and the circumstances of each shooting.

Dickerson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.