Nevelo Smith was 30 when he was shot and killed in Milwaukee on January 4, 2015. He had returned to a residence with his girlfriend and two others and encountered the girlfriend’s 18-year-old ex-boyfriend, who was armed and holding the girlfriend’s 15-year-old sister captive after sexually assaulting her. The younger sister warned them, and when Greer emerged, Smith tried to flee back to the car. Greer pursued and fired; a first shot missed and a second struck Smith in the back. Smith was driven to a hospital but was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds to his back and chest.

After the shooting, the three young women were held at gunpoint inside the home but eventually escaped and alerted police. Officers tracked footprints in the snow to Greer’s location and arrested him; a black revolver was recovered. Greer was charged with multiple felonies and later pleaded guilty to reduced counts, receiving a total prison term of 55 years plus 30 years of extended supervision.

If anyone knew Nevelo or has information about the events that night, please come forward.