After two years, Gloria Shaw is still hoping to find her son’s killer.
22-year-old Xavier Davis was crossing the street at the intersection of 6th and Juneau in August of 2022 when he was hit by a speeding driver who left the scene.
In the years since, data gathered by the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows MPD arrest numbers and traffic stops have also dropped.
TMJ4’s Mariam Mackar and Shaw returned to the intersection where her son was killed on Monday. She pointed out to Mackar seven security cameras from various buildings aimed at the intersection.
Despite the digital surveillance covering the area, Shaw says police still haven’t found the speeding driver who hit and killed her son.
Photo: Gloria Shaw “It was summertime; he was just trying to enjoy his life, and [the driver] took it from him, and they’re still living their life,” Shaw said.
A Wisconsin Policy Forum report states that over the last 10 years, arrest rates have dropped by 82.3%. The report finds that the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) made 51,176 arrests in 2012, but just 9,061 in 2023.