On the night of May 15, 2022, 28-year-old Juan Luis Estela Ortiz was shot and killed on Milwaukee’s Southside in the 1900 block of W. Lincoln Avenue. Ortiz was inside his vehicle when the attack occurred; investigators say he was shot more than 40 times and suffered over 80 gunshot wounds, and his car showed at least 42 bullet strikes. Officers recovered 48 spent casings at the scene.

Prosecutors charged 26-year-old José Davila-Gali with first-degree intentional homicide. According to the criminal complaint, Davila-Gali waited while Ortiz left a bar, emerged from nearby bushes as Ortiz got into his car, and opened fire with a 9mm handgun, reloading and continuing to shoot. Surveillance footage showed a truck leaving the scene; that vehicle was later reported stolen and was spotted by police on June 1. Davila-Gali fled but was stopped and taken into custody. A 9mm handgun found in a female passenger’s purse matched the murder weapon by ballistics, and photos on Davila-Gali’s cellphone showed him posing with the handgun and the stolen truck. A motive has not been established.

Did anyone on the Southside see Ortiz that night or recognize the truck seen on surveillance?