MILWAUKEE — Police tactical units gathered outside an apartment for hours on Monday only to learn the person they were seeking was not inside, according to police.
Police said they initially believed a homicide suspect was inside the building near 84th and Marion.
According to the medical examiner, a 24-year-old woman was found dead on Sunday at the apartment building.
According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, the victim is 24-year-old Shadea L. Green of Milwaukee.
It's the same address where the standoff took place.
The woman's family has identified her as Shadea Green.
Police said she was shot and that her death is domestic violence related.
On Monday, for hours over a loudspeaker, police demanded a man come out of the apartment, saying he was under arrest.
WATCH: TMJ4's Bruce Harrison reported from the standoff scene on Monday afternoon.
Police told him, "This doesn't have to be bigger than it is," and that "no one has to get hurt."
Officers executed a search warrant and discovered the suspect was not inside.
Neighbors say they are saddened, but not surprised, to see more yellow police tape up in the area.
"Stay in the house. That's what. Stay in the house. That's all you can do," said Joyce Nelson, who lives near the standoff. "Go do what you gotta do and then go home. Cause they shoot over here every night, and in the morning too."
Around 4 p.m., police drove an armored vehicle onto the lawn of the apartment building. They again, over the loudspeaker, began telling the man they have a search warrant and he must come outside.
Shortly before 5 p.m., the police tape came down.
Iris Williams, Green's mother, drove 11.5 hours from Oklahoma to Milwaukee once she heard what happened to her daughter. She saw her 11 days earlier on June 1 to celebrate Green's 24th birthday.
"I never thought this would be the last birthday I spend with my child," Williams told TMJ4.
She's now waiting for justice for her daughter who she says was so full of life. The tragedy, not only losing her daughter, but having to now watch her granddaughter grow up without a mother.
"She'll never get to hold her baby, her baby will never get to say mommy again," said Williams. "Now I'm just wondering how I'm going to answer the question when she says 'Where's mommy?'"
Milwaukee police continue to seek a known suspect in regard to the homicide. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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