Tracey Smith, a 46-year-old Black woman and sergeant with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, was shot and killed on August 30, 2019, during a driving lesson in Milwaukee. Smith was teaching her 17-year-old son to drive near North 51st Street and West Capitol Drive when their vehicle was involved in a minor crash with a van. After the collision Smith exited her car to speak with the other driver; an argument erupted and the man in the van produced a firearm and shot her in front of her son. Bystanders rendered aid and she was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

Milwaukee police used surveillance footage to identify the van and its license plate, leading to the arrest of 35-year-old Matthew Lee Wilks. A search of his home reportedly turned up a handgun and cocaine. Wilks was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and drug possession, and a jury later found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and firearm possession.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the vehicles or the confrontation that afternoon who hasn’t already spoken to investigators?