Daneysha Velez was 24 when she was shot and killed on the afternoon of Thursday, July 21, 2022, near 17th and Wright streets in Milwaukee. Known to family as DayDay, her death prompted a homicide investigation by the Milwaukee Police Department.

Her mother, Jacqueline Vega, went to the scene and described a close bond with her daughter, saying she wouldn’t go to sleep without a call from Daneysha. Vega has said she does not believe the shooting was random and suggested the person responsible may have known Daneysha.

Police confirmed they were seeking unknown suspects and that the investigation was ongoing; no public announcement of arrests or identified suspects has been made. Does anyone with information about Daneysha or that area on July 21, 2022 have details that could help investigators?