MILWAUKEE — A South Side Milwaukee family is mourning after 45-year-old Vincent Torres was shot and killed just steps from his home.

The shooting happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 1600 block of South 11th Street, where Torres was gunned down on the sidewalk near his residence.

"I just want somebody to say something, if you've seen something please…" said Citlali Cardenas Torres, Vincent's niece, speaking through tears as she clutched her phone containing the last voice message he left for her.

Less than 24 hours after the shooting, family members gathered at the scene, lighting candles and honoring a man they say always put others first.

"My uncle was a great man, he was great father, hardworking, like you call my uncle I don't care if you were 10-20 mins away my uncle

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