On a warm summer evening in Milwaukee, 39-year-old Black female Kealicia "Ne-Ne" Clark was on her front porch near 26th and Auer when her life was tragically cut short. Just after 10 p.m. on September 3, 2015, gunfire erupted from the grounds of a church across the street. Clark was fatally struck, and her boyfriend, Ronald Johnson, was wounded but survived.
The shooting was a senseless act of violence, a case of mistaken identity in a cycle of retaliation.
A year after the tragic shooting, three Milwaukee men were charged in connection with Kealicia Clark's death: Tommy Zollicoffer, Dominique Brown, and Damont Fipps. According to the criminal complaint, the three men had been at a vigil for a homicide victim earlier that evening. Fueled by a desire for revenge, they armed themselves and set out to retaliate against those they believed were responsible for their friend's death.
Believing they had found their targets, the men opened fire, but they were tragically mistaken. Clark and her family had no involvement in the prior homicide. Evidence from the scene indicated that three different firearms were used in the attack. A confidential source later informed police that the men had spoken about shooting someone on 26th and Auer Street. Following the charges, Damont Fipps and Tommy Zollicoffer were taken into custody, while an arrest warrant was issued for Dominique Brown.
