Desiree D. Harris was 51 and worked as a domestic violence advocate with The Asha Project in Milwaukee. On July 31, 2022, she was shot and killed at her home on 38th Street in the Thurston Woods neighborhood. The Milwaukee Police Department linked the killing to domestic violence; an unnamed suspect was arrested and charges were expected to be filed soon after.

Harris was remembered by colleagues and friends as a beautiful spirit devoted to supporting Black survivors of abuse. Her death was recorded as the 30th domestic violence-related death in Milwaukee County in 2022, and came during a surge of fatal incidents that included seven deaths in the three weeks before her killing. Advocates noted the county was on pace to exceed the 2020 record for domestic violence-related deaths.

Does anyone who knew Desiree or who has information about incidents in Thurston Woods around July 31, 2022, have details to share with investigators?