Nia Fitzpatrick was 19 when she was fatally shot in the early morning of March 21, 2022, near North 32nd Street and West Oriole Street in Milwaukee’s Thurstin Woods neighborhood. The shooting happened at about 2:40 a.m., and police opened a homicide investigation. At the time of initial reports no arrests had been made and investigators were seeking information about unknown suspects.

Family described Nia as close to her mother and siblings, athletic, and someone who could light up a room. Her life had been marked by recent grief: she had lost a baby in the year before her death, and her best friend had been killed in an accident just days earlier; Nia had been preparing a balloon release to honor that friend.

Anyone who was in the Thurstin Woods area around North 32nd and West Oriole streets that morning, or who has information about the shooting, is urged to come forward.