On the evening of October 16, 2018, 23-year-old Isiah Lee, a Black/African American man, was abducted and fatally shot in Milwaukee. His body was found the next morning in Dineen Park near 64th and Nash by a man walking his dog. An autopsy showed eight gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and extremities.
Police were called that night to Vel R. Phillips Avenue and Melvina Street after a reported shooting and found evidence of a violent struggle: 11 fired casings from two different firearms (a .40 caliber and a 9mm Luger) and broken vehicle glass. Lee’s clothing was disordered, consistent with being dragged from a vehicle and left in the park. Lee’s brother, who had been present, said a gold Nissan pulled up, Lee entered that car, and a confrontation over money followed. When the brother intervened, a man exited the Nissan and shot at him; he escaped in his vehicle, which sustained two bullet strikes.
A suspect, Dennis Daniels, 23 at the time, was taken into custody on October 20, 2018, after a traffic stop and foot chase during which he discarded a 9mm pistol later identified as belonging to Lee. Surveillance had captured a gold Nissan leaving Dineen Park the night of the killing; the vehicle was recovered with bullet holes and bloodstains in the back seat.
Did anyone in the area see the gold Nissan that night or have information about the confrontation at Vel R. Phillips Avenue and Melvina Street?