On the evening of June 10, 2017, Markeisha L. Johnson, a 25-year-old Black/African American mother of three, was shot and killed near North 22nd and West Locust streets in Milwaukee. A dispute between two groups of women had just ended when a car approached and multiple gunshots were fired; Markeisha was struck twice in the back and died. An 18-year-old man playing basketball nearby was also wounded.

Police identified 18-year-old Ladarrell Lee as being in the vehicle from which shots were fired and charged him with first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Lee later pleaded guilty to the homicide charge; the endangering safety charge was dismissed. Lee said he had not intended to shoot Markeisha and claimed he believed someone in another car was pointing a gun at them. The court sentenced him to 30 years in prison followed by 12 years of extended supervision, noting his age, a written apology to Markeisha’s mother, and a relatively clean prior record.

Does anyone have information about Markeisha’s life in Milwaukee or about witnesses to the events near 22nd and Locust that night?