Brenisha Butcher, 33, was killed in the early morning hours of March 16, 2025, after leaving Bar 107 Sports Bar and Grill on Milwaukee’s far northwest side with her younger sister, Brittany. The sisters were seated in a white Volkswagen when the vehicle pulled alongside a gray Nissan SUV; prosecutors allege April Miller, who was in the Nissan, produced a handgun and fired repeatedly toward the Volkswagen. Brenisha was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the scene; Brittany was shot in the neck and survived.

Investigators recovered a firearm they believe was used and arrested April Miller two days later; she was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree reckless injury, pleaded not guilty, and a judge found probable cause at a preliminary hearing on March 28, 2025. The shooting also led the bar’s owner to announce it would not reopen and to surrender its license. Brenisha’s family described her as a devoted mother of four who had recently started a daycare.