Charmaine William, 29, was fatally shot on the evening of August 6, 2025, on Milwaukee’s north side in what investigators and her family described as an apparent road-rage encounter. She was in an SUV with her boyfriend, her nine-year-old son and her two-year-old niece when a motorcycle rider allegedly struck the rear of the vehicle, came around the driver’s side, drew a handgun and opened fire through the windshield. William suffered multiple gunshot wounds and did not survive; the child witnessed the attack and later gave police a description of the rider and the cruiser-style motorcycle.

Investigators recovered five brass CCI .45-caliber cartridge casings on North Sherman Boulevard, and surveillance footage captured screeching tires, five gunshots and a motorcycle followed by an SUV. Authorities say facial-recognition and license-plate-reader images, social-media photos linked to the Cliqueriders MC, and comparisons of the motorcycle led them to identify Larry Jefferson. A search warrant at his residence reportedly yielded a club vest, a black Glock 30 .45 with an extended magazine and matching ammunition; ballistic testing was reported as consistent with the casings recovered. Jefferson was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon, pleaded not guilty and was bound over for trial.

If anyone knew Charmaine, her movements that evening, or has information about the motorcycle or its rider, please come forward.