On September 23, 2024, 17-year-old Javontae Davis was shot and killed in Milwaukee. Davis was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a separate shots-fired incident at about 3:30 p.m. near the 1400 block of West Locust Street when a 51-year-old man, not connected to that initial gunfire, fired at the vehicle and struck Davis. The vehicle fled and then crashed near North 7th and West Locust Streets, where Davis was pronounced dead from his gunshot wounds.

The 51-year-old shooter was taken into custody by the Milwaukee Police Department; the shooting was later ruled an act of self-defense. Two other people who had been in the vehicle — a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl — were arrested in connection with the earlier shots-fired incident. Davis’s death was recorded as Milwaukee’s 100th homicide of 2024, and community leaders and organizations held vigils and memorials and called for more resources to confront gun violence and support youth.

If anyone knew Javontae or has information about the events that afternoon, please share what you can.