Four Years On, Milwaukee Mom Still Hunts Truck That Killed Her Son Near Fiserv Forum

Four years after a speeding pickup truck ran a red light and killed her 23-year-old son near Fiserv Forum, Gloria Shaw still has not met the detective assigned to his case in person. She has never seen the surveillance footage investigators collected. And the vehicle police believe struck Xaiver Casanova Davis in the early morning hours of August 28, 2022, has never been recovered.

Davis was struck and killed while crossing 6th Street and Juneau Avenue at about 12:34 a.m., according to TMJ4 News. Police say the driver ran a red light while traveling northbound on 6th Street and never stopped after hitting him. Davis was taken to Froedtert Hospital, where he died. The Milwaukee Police Department maintains that the investigation remains active, though it says there is no new information to provide.

Shaw, Davis's mother and only parent, told the station she feels stuck at the beginning of the case even now. She has received most updates from investigators through phone calls and emails rather than face-to-face meetings, and she says she has never had an in-person meeting with an officer working her son's case. Daniel Robinson, a Milwaukee police crash reconstruction officer, remains the lead investigator, according to the department, though Shaw says she has never met him in person.

A Rare Truck Still Missing

Investigators are looking for a black 2021 or 2022 Ram 1500 TRX, a specialized high-performance pickup that Robinson described in 2023 as a rare, very expensive vehicle. The model, produced from late 2020 through early 2024, packed a 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 Hellcat engine capable of 702 horsepower and carried a base sticker price above $70,000, according to background compiled from Wikipedia's entry on the model. Police believe the truck likely sustained front-end damage in the crash and may have had flashing headlights.

Milwaukee police first released surveillance images of the suspect vehicle on August 29, 2022, the day after the crash, showing a black Ram 1500 TRX with flashing amber lights on both side mirrors and amber lights built into its hood scoop, as reported by FOX6 News Milwaukee. The truck was last seen speeding northbound on 6th Street north of McKinley Avenue. Four years later, it still has not been recovered, and the driver remains unidentified.

Shaw has taken her own steps to help find it. She has sent pictures of suspected similar trucks to Robinson, though the department says none has turned out to be the vehicle investigators are seeking. She told the station she believes the case can still be solved.

Grief, Ashes And An Unanswered Phone Number

Shaw carries her son's camera, and she wears a necklace containing some of his ashes. She described Xaiver as her best friend and a loving, giving person, and said she has endured sleepless nights, anger, frustration and grief in the years since his death. She said she will not give up seeking closure and justice for him.

Davis was an aspiring photographer studying at Milwaukee Area Technical College who hoped to become a photojournalist. The following spring, MATC faculty curated a posthumous exhibition of his photography during Gallery Night MKE on April 21 and 22, 2023, displaying his work in the Create Gallery at the college's Downtown Milwaukee Campus, according to Milwaukee Area Technical College. The exhibition showcased his emerging talent as an urban street photographer. Four months after the crash, Shaw returned to the intersection near Fiserv Forum for the first time to document the location and appeal for information, as she told CBS 58 shortly before Christmas 2022.

TMJ4 reported that it sent 43 questions to the Milwaukee Police Department covering the investigation status, the suspect truck, surveillance video, tips, physical and digital evidence, and open investigative avenues. The department did not respond point by point and declined an on-camera interview, saying it would not discuss an ongoing investigation. It did confirm that the vehicle has not been recovered and that Robinson remains the lead investigator.

A Case Woven Into Milwaukee's Vision Zero Push

Davis's death has become a reference point in the city's traffic safety planning. He appears in the City of Milwaukee's Vision Zero Action Plan, which identifies him as a contributing photographer and acknowledges that he was killed by traffic violence while following the traffic signal and crossing the street. The intersection at 6th Street and Juneau Avenue had seven security cameras as of 2024, per the plan.

The Vision Zero Action Plan states that fatal crashes involving speeding in Milwaukee surged 270% between 2002 and 2024, with 68 people killed and more than 2,000 injured in crashes that year alone, according to the City of Milwaukee's draft plan, which aims to eliminate traffic deaths and life-changing injuries. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley signed a resolution in August 2024 committing county government to the same Vision Zero goals, targeting an end to traffic deaths and serious injuries on county roadways by 2037, according to Milwaukee County.

Preliminary city data showed traffic fatalities in Milwaukee declined from 70 in 2024 to 54 in 2025, a drop that coincided with a 43% increase in reckless-driving arrests by police that year, per the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Local pedestrian advocacy group MilWALKee Walks has noted that pedestrian fatalities in Milwaukee County between 2020 and 2024 heavily overlapped with corridors the city has designated as High Injury Networks, according to the Wisconsin Bike Fed.

What The Driver Faces If Found

Under Wisconsin law, drivers involved in a crash that causes injury or death are required to immediately stop, remain at the scene, provide identifying information and render reasonable assistance, per Wis. Stat. § 346.67. Leaving the scene of a crash that results in a death is a Class D felony under Wis. Stat. § 346.74(5), carrying a potential sentence of up to 25 years in prison and fines up to $100,000, according to legal guidance published by the Patrick Cafferty Law Office.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS (8477) or through the P3 Tips app. Four years later, the truck remains missing and the driver remains unknown, but Shaw says she has no intention of stopping her search for answers.