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Ashanika Lee

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Jan 08, 2017

Victim Details

Ashanika Lee

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2017-01-08

2017-01-08

42

Ashanika

Lee

10/07/2026


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Ashanika "Shanika" Lee, a 43-year-old Black woman, was killed in Milwaukee during the early morning hours of January 8, 2017, after a night out with members of her family. Lee was near North 76th Street and West Florist Avenue, in the area of 76th and Bobolink, when gunfire erupted. She was not reported to have been an intended target. Instead, investigators and later news reports described her as an innocent bystander who was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight and suffered fatal gunshot woun ...
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  • Ms. Ashanika L. Lee Obituary | 2017 | Milwaukee, WI
  • Mother of 3 shot, killed near 76th and Bobolink
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