Quincy Smith, a 31-year-old Black man from Milwaukee, was killed after a confrontation the night of August 4, 2024. Smith arrived near 84th and Carmen around 11:30 p.m. and confronted his long-term, on-and-off girlfriend, who was with 20-year-old Daeshaun Graves. A verbal dispute escalated into a fight, and Graves produced a firearm and shot Smith. Smith fell back into a silver minivan; Graves then drove away in that stolen van with Smith’s body still inside, partially hanging out of the vehicle.

Around an hour later, on the morning of August 5, a vehicle fire was reported near 34th and Auer. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, human remains were found inside the burned minivan and later identified as Quincy Smith. The medical examiner listed his cause of death as a single gunshot wound to the head and ruled the death a homicide; the body also had severe burn injuries.

Police arrested Daeshaun Graves on August 7 at a rented Airbnb; he had visible burn injuries on his arms. His girlfriend, Jakiya Gates, was also arrested at the scene and charged with harboring a felon for allegedly renting the Airbnb so Graves could hide. If anyone knew Quincy or witnessed events near 84th and Carmen or 34th and Auer that night, please share what was seen.