Steven Cortez Vance, 30, was shot and killed on the evening of May 11, 2024, near North 21st Street and West Clarke Street on Milwaukee’s north side. First responders arrived just after 7:30 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene; local reports placed the shooting at about 7:34–7:35 p.m. Initial scene accounts briefly suggested a teenage victim before authorities confirmed he was 30.

Police reported no arrests that night and asked anyone with information to contact Milwaukee police or Crime Stoppers. Regional incident dashboards and later funeral notices from New Pitts Mortuary and Legacy confirmed his full name and date of death and listed services on May 29, 2024; those public notices did not name any suspect or describe an arrest.

Anyone who knew Steven, was in the area of 21st and Clarke on the evening of May 11, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.