Nine-year-old Jonael Eliseo Zambrano Cardona was killed on the night of June 13, 2024, in his Milwaukee apartment on Swan Road. He was in his bedroom around midnight when a stray bullet that had come from outside struck him; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries. Family members said they had been asleep and were awakened by about 10 to 12 gunshots, with bullets penetrating the apartment walls.

Surveillance footage from the complex reportedly shows three men in the area at the time and one person discharging a firearm. Investigators later concluded the shots were not aimed at Jonael or his family. Court documents indicate the shooting was a case of mistaken identity: authorities charged 17-year-old Damarion Glenn in August 2024 with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with Jonael’s death, and linked the incident to a separate homicide of the person who had originally been targeted.

Does anyone have information about that night or the people who were in the complex on Swan Road?