Jocelyn Jimenez, 22, was fatally shot on January 22, 2025, inside a family home on West Cheyenne Street on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Milwaukee police say officers found three family members with gunshot wounds after a 6:45 p.m. call; Jocelyn was pronounced dead at the scene and her parents were taken for medical treatment and survived.

According to the criminal complaint and statements attributed to her brother, Gerardo Jimenez-Rico, the shooting followed a heated argument that began after their father confronted him about dirty dishes following a monthlong family trip to Mexico. Investigators say Jimenez-Rico was carrying a handgun, shot his father, and then shot Jocelyn after he told detectives he believed she was going to stab him; an autopsy found Jocelyn had four gunshot wounds to the chest, back, arm and lungs. Her mother also was shot when she entered the area and later identified her son as the shooter.

Jimenez-Rico walked into a police district station and told officers he had a confession; he acknowledged shooting family members and was taken into custody. Jocelyn left behind a young child; relatives described her as devoted to her daughter, engaged to be married, and planning further study in nursing and possibly starting a bakery-related business.