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Jovanni Sims

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Jul 18, 2016

Victim Details

Jovanni Sims

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2016-07-18

29

Jovanni

Sims

07/31/2026

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In the summer of 2016, a gathering of mourners outside a Milwaukee tavern turned into the scene of a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 29-year-old Jovanni Sims, a Black male. The incident occurred on the evening of July 18, 2016, outside of Elim's Lounge, where friends and family had congregated following the funeral of another man who had been a victim of gun violence just a week prior.

Inside the lounge, an altercation unfolded between Sims and another man, later identified as Cur ...
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  • Milwaukee police report 4th fatal shooting in two days
  • FOX6Now.com: Police investigate homicide: 29-year-old man dies after shooting near 6th & Keefe
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