Sierra Robinson was 24 and Black/African American when she was fatally shot on March 11, 2019, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had traveled from Las Vegas hoping to be reunited with her two-year-old daughter Noelani, who had been with the child’s father, Dariaz Higgins. Robinson was shot multiple times and died at the scene; her friend was also shot several times and survived.

An Amber Alert was issued for Noelani. Her body was later found in a ditch along a highway in Minnesota; an autopsy attributed the toddler’s death to blunt force trauma to the head. Authorities apprehended Dariaz Higgins shortly after the Milwaukee shooting. He was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in Robinson’s death and attempted first-degree intentional homicide for the attack on her friend, and he faced a second-degree murder charge in Minnesota in connection with the child’s death. Deloise Lipsey was also charged with harboring or aiding a felon after the murders.

Are there readers who knew Sierra, Noelani, or who have information that could help clarify what happened that day?