Elizabeth Level, 85, was shot and killed on September 9, 2022, while sitting on her front porch in Liberty City, Miami. Known in the neighborhood as Miss Liz, she was sharing a drink with a neighbor at sunset when a single gunshot struck her in the head. She had lived in the same home for 50 years and had insisted on a surveillance camera after prior neighborhood shootings; a City of Miami Police Department Real Time Crime Center trailer camera across the street provided footage investigators used in the case.

Police said the shooting was connected to rival gang activity. Authorities arrested 24-year-old James Calvin Velazquez on October 7, 2022, charging him with first-degree murder and alleging he fired a shot meant for someone else that instead hit Level, who was the only visible person on the porch while others were obscured behind a hedge. Prosecutors indicated additional arrests were expected.

Miss Liz’s death drew vigils and public statements from officials and renewed attention to gang violence and the safety of elderly residents in the neighborhood. If anyone knew Miss Liz, her routines, or saw activity near her home that evening, please share what was seen with investigators.