Twelve-year-old Marvayah Sheray Pearl Darby was killed by gunfire that struck her while she slept in her family’s Milwaukee home shortly after 1:20 a.m. on June 13, 2025. The shooting happened in the 5000 block of North 73rd Street on the city’s northwest side when someone outside the house fired numerous rounds toward and into the residence; one bullet entered Marvayah’s bedroom and fatally struck her in the head. Emergency personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

Investigators have described the shooter or shooters as unknown and believe the attack was directed at the residence rather than at Marvayah specifically. Authorities and the FBI have said a silver or gray SUV may have been connected to the incident, but no motive has been publicly established and no suspect has been identified. The FBI listed the case as Seeking Information and offered a federal reward of up to $10,000; by December 2025 detectives said leads had slowed and the investigation had effectively gone cold. Marvayah’s mother, Melonie Davis Darby, publicly pleaded for anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the area see a silver or gray SUV or notice suspicious activity near North 73rd Street on the night of June 13, 2025?