The teenage son heard arguing in the hallway. He walked to the front door to check — then pulled out his phone and started recording.
What he captured would end with his father dead on the apartment floor, unable to speak, shot in the chest by the man who lived directly below them.
A Warning Nobody Took Seriously Enough
For weeks, Joshua Jordan, 32, had been complaining to his landlord about the noise coming from Gregory McElwee Jr.’s apartment above him. Too loud. Too often. Day and night.
On May 9, Jordan sent a text that crossed a line — he threatened to kill McElwee. The landlord had it in writing.
Then came Wednesday morning. At 8:25 a.m., Jordan called the landlord again — same complaint, same neighbor, same noise. Thirty minutes later, he called back with a warning:
“If you won’t deal with it — I’ll take care of it myself.”
Nobody called police. Nobody warned McElwee.
Nine Minutes. One Gun. No Way Out.
McElwee arrived home from work at 9:40 a.m. His teenage son was already there. Within minutes, the boy heard his father arguing with someone in the hallway — and that’s when he grabbed his phone.
The footage showed Jordan in the hallway, armed with a black handgun, screaming threats. McElwee turned and walked away. Jordan opened fire anyway.
McElwee ran back to his apartment and slammed the door. Jordan followed — and kicked it open.
The son managed to force the door shut and lock it. But when he turned to check on his father, McElwee was on the floor, shot in the chest, unable to say a single word.
The boy called 911.
“I Told That [Expletive] to Stop F—ing With Me”
A neighbor in the hallway watched the whole thing. She said she saw Jordan bent over, gun in hand, picking up loose bullets from the floor and stuffing them in his pocket.
When he noticed her standing there, hands raised, begging him not to shoot her — he looked up and said: “I’m not going to shoot you.”
Then he walked out, got into his black Audi, and drove away.
100 MPH Chase. One Crash. One Arrest.
Milwaukee police spotted Jordan’s vehicle and moved in. He hit the gas — reaching speeds of 100 mph, weaving through traffic for nearly 4 miles before crashing.
Officers arrested him on the spot. He was still wearing the shoes — Nike Air Max 95 — that matched the boot print left on McElwee’s kicked-in door. Inside his apartment, investigators found a gun box and loose 9mm Hornady cartridges matching the casing found in the hallway.
What Happens Next
Joshua Jordan now sits in Milwaukee County Jail, charged with first-degree intentional homicide, use of a deadly weapon, fleeing police, and reckless endangerment. His preliminary court hearing is set for June 11.
Gregory McElwee Jr., 42, did not survive. His son — who recorded the moments leading up to his father’s death — is left with footage no child should ever have to take.
A noise complaint. A landlord who didn’t act. And a warning that came 90 minutes too late.
