Jacquise M. Harris, a 24-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the night of August 30, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The gunfire erupted at approximately 9:35 p.m. near North 24th Place and West Capitol Drive. Officers responding to the area found Harris suffering from serious gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel transported him to a local hospital, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead after arriving for treatment.
Harris’s killing was one of two unrelated shootings investigated in Milwaukee that night. In the other incident, two people were wounded, while the shooting near 24th Place and Capitol Drive claimed Harris’s life. Police did not publicly explain what brought Harris to the location, whether he had been approached or followed, or whether an argument, robbery, personal dispute, or other confrontation preceded the gunfire. Investigators said the circumstances leading up to the shooting remained under investigation and appealed to witnesses and anyone with information to come forward.
In the immediate aftermath, Milwaukee police described the person or people responsible only as unknown suspects. No description of a gunman, getaway vehicle, or possible motive was released in the initial public reporting. Available online records and news coverage located for the case do not identify an arrest, criminal charge, trial, or conviction connected to Harris’s death. The absence of a publicly announced prosecution leaves the shooting unresolved in the available reporting, with no named suspect held accountable for taking his life.
Harris was also remembered by loved ones as “Que” or “Quise.” Memorial messages described him as calm, loving and uninterested in conflict or drama, offering a personal glimpse of the person behind the homicide statistics. His death left family and friends mourning a young life ended suddenly, while the unanswered questions surrounding the shooting continued to hang over the case.
