Black Trump Supporter Shot 'Execution Style'

Trammell had a history of preaching on street corners and earlier that week, he had carried a “Vote Donald Trump” sign through the streets of Milwaukee, calling on the black community to rally behind the president. Police are investigating the shooting, and while the motive remains unclear, detectives are considering the possibility that Trammell was targeted for his political beliefs.

“I am Bernell Trammell, I am at my office at the Expressions Journal publication, and I am encouraging afro-Americans from all walks of life and culture here in Wisconsin, particularly here in Milwaukee, to vote Donald Trump for this year, Trump 2020,” Trammell told The God Degree in an interview a few hours before he was shot.

Trammell was known as “the Ras” because he was an outspoken Rastafarian. He would preach on the streets, urging Americans to repent. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Rastafarianism developed in Jamaica during the 1930s, combining “Protestant Christianity, mysticism, and a pan-African political consciousness.” Trammell did not just support Trump, he also carried a sign for a former mayoral candidate, State Sen. Lena Taylor, who is black.