Nevaeha Ware was 13 when she was killed in an early morning shooting in Milwaukee on January 9, 2021. Around 6:46 a.m., she was a passenger in a car near the 6500 block of West Congress Street when a dark-colored vehicle with tinted windows pulled up and an occupant opened fire. Several shots hit the car and Nevaeha was the only person struck. She was taken to a local hospital and died of her wounds.

Family members said the attack was not random and that the people in Nevaeha’s car knew the shooter, with an ongoing dispute believed to be involved. Her great-aunt said Nevaeha had snuck out to meet a friend on the other side of town and did not return. The family noted this followed the earlier 2017 killing of Nevaeha’s brother. Milwaukee police appealed for public tips and were seeking to identify those responsible; no arrests were reported in the initial accounts and the investigation was ongoing.

Nevaeha’s family remembered her as a joyful child who wanted to become a doctor to help children. Does anyone have information about Nevaeha’s movements that morning or knew who she was meeting?