Anita Louise Smith, 29, was shot and killed at about 9:45 p.m. on October 11, 2024, at her Milwaukee home near 25th and Kilbourn. She had just laid down to sleep with her 10-month-old baby when multiple rounds were fired from outside. A witness inside the house heard the shots, felt broken glass, tried to shield the infant, and discovered Smith had been fatally wounded. Multiple bullet strikes were found on the exterior of the house and at least two rounds penetrated the windows of the room where she was located.

Surveillance footage from the neighborhood showed a man leave a nearby apartment building about 25 minutes before the shooting, walk toward Smith’s home, fire several shots, and return to the same building; the video provided a clear image of the shooter’s face. A tip identifying the shooter by the nickname Mook led investigators to 34-year-old Olijejuan Jelks, an individual known to police to use that alias. Jelks was positively identified from the footage by his probation agent and several acquaintances, and he was located and arrested on November 1, 2024, near 15th and Fond du Lac.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw anyone coming or going from the apartment building near 25th and Kilbourn around that evening?