Ashanika Shanika Lee, a 43-year-old Black woman and mother of three who worked in day care, was killed in Milwaukee during the early morning hours of January 8, 2017. She had been out with family and was near North 76th Street and West Florist Avenue in the 76th and Bobolink area when gunfire erupted. Investigators and news reports described her as an innocent bystander caught in crossfire and struck by a fatal gunshot.

Officers were sent to the 5800 block of North 76th Street and could hear gunfire on arrival; they encountered numerous people firing and detained at least one person. Despite that immediate response, investigators were unable to establish which firearm fired the fatal bullet, and no publicly identified suspect has been tied conclusively to Lee’s death. Her family, who remembered her as devoted to her children and relatives and noted she also left behind a granddaughter, parents and a sister, appealed for anyone involved that night to come forward. The homicide remains unsolved publicly and the family continued commemorations around the anniversary of her death.

Did anyone in the Milwaukee area witness activity near 76th and Florist that morning or know someone who was present and has not spoken with investigators?