A summer gathering at Dineen Park in Milwaukee turned deadly when an impromptu car party on the night of Sunday, July 21 into the early hours of Monday, July 22, 2024, erupted in gunfire. Seventeen-year-old Amera Wallace, a Black female, was fatally wounded shortly before 12:30 a.m. as a verbal altercation escalated into violence. First responders found Amera and nine other people injured; eight had been shot and one was trampled while fleeing. The wounded ranged in age from 15 to 19.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office described the case as a multiple suspect multiple shooter incident and asked the public for help, especially cellphone video from the party, to identify those involved. Authorities announced one arrest in the days after the shooting and said more arrests and charges were expected. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone attended that gathering or has video or other information about what happened, please come forward to assist the investigation.