A bright spring evening in Milwaukee turned tragic on May 14, 2007, when 4-year-old Jasmine Owens, known to family as Juicy, was fatally struck by a bullet while skipping rope outside a home in the 2800 block of North 29th Street. The shooting occurred about 8:20 p.m. when a dark-colored SUV drove by and shots were fired; one bullet hit Jasmine in the head. She was taken to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and died of her injuries.

The shooting was a drive-by and investigators later determined Jasmine was not the intended target. A 26-year-old man, who had been the apparent target, was shot in the leg and survived. Family members remembered Jasmine as a nice, little bundle of joy who loved to cook and clean, and her mother Alicia Owens publicly pleaded for the violence to stop.

The attack sent shock through the neighborhood and many attended Jasmine’s funeral. If anyone knew Jasmine, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help, please come forward.