Amara Banks who goes by Jerica and her two daughters, five year old Xenia ivory and four year old kumari. *** Banks were last seen by Jerica sisters. About 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning they’d spent friday consoling jerica who buried her baby son that day. He died from health complications. And they all had plans to get brunch, saturday afternoon. She’s like, don’t forget to not come get me in the morning. I said no, I’m gonna come get you, I’m gonna come get you. No one has seen or heard from her since Jessica’s family contacted the Milwaukee police early after learning of her disappearance. And I’ve talked to her sisters and we all say the same thing. It’s not like her just to take off and not let us know where she’s going. I thought maybe she wanted to get away from him because she was so angry with him and maybe she had gone somewhere and taken the kids, you know, and it was just like *** waiting game. You know, just waiting to see what happened, waiting to see what happened. Jericho was *** creature of habit. If you didn’t hear from her one day you would hear from her the next day. And I kept calling her phone and calling her phone and and getting anything and the days just kind of rolled into one for me when *** woman goes missing, it usually does not bode well for her safety or well being. So I was concerned worried about the family. I’m worried about this community. This is *** human rights issue. It’s at that intersection where racism. Sexism. Classism meet Thursday, February 13 Banks’s brother sent 12 news an email asking for help finding his sister and her two daughters. She ain’t been active on Facebook or anything. I’ve been calling her phone since the day. She came up missing the last time. I’ve been blowing her phone up every single day. All of *** sudden today, the phone is off. We reached out to police that same morning. They told us this was not *** critical missing case. I believe whites feel safe with police because *** large part of the police force is white and they can empathize with whites. But when whites come into the black community, sometimes they may not understand the culture, sometimes they may have implicit bias and that factors into the service. The first response from the Milwaukee Police Department came after reports from witnesses who said they heard and saw *** woman yelling for help arguing with *** man outside of an apartment building on the north side. Early in the morning. On saturday, They called police to report it. Police arrived at the scene but said they could not locate the 911 caller or any disturbance. That big picture window, that would be my living room, that would be her living. I hear like loud thumping and I hear *** lady screaming, Help, Help, help. I hear *** man yelling and then I hear her saying, but I didn’t even do anything. I called 911 when I heard her screaming. Help. Help come back, look out the window. He’s pulling her from that door right there. He’s pulling her from over there back into their apartment. I put my ear back to the wall. The last thing I heard her say was please don’t kill me. And then it just got silent.
Hometown Tragedy: Missing in Milwaukee
Feb. 7, 2020, was a day that forever changed the lives of Amarah ‘Jerica’ Banks, her children, family, and friends.
Updated: 10:31 PM CDT Jun 22, 2022
Amarah ‘Jerica’ Banks, was a Milwaukee native and mother of three children living in the Sunset Heights neighborhood of the city. Jerica was an honor student and graduate of the Milwaukee School of the Arts.She loved being a mother to her children Zaniya Ivery, Camaria Banks, and Arzel Ivery Jr. Her mother, Valeria Spinner-Banks described Jerica as someone who would do anything for her loved ones. Feb. 7, 2020, was a day that forever changed the lives of Jerica Banks, her children, family, and friends. That day Banks, 26, and the rest of her family buried Jerica’s 21-month-old son, Arzel Ivery Jr.Jerica and her two daughters Zaniya Ivery, 5, and Camaria Banks, 4, spent Friday night into Saturday morning with the family. Her family dropped her off at her apartment early that morning unaware that would be the last time they would see Jerica and her daughters. In this episode of Hometown Tragedy, we’ll explore what happened to Jerica Banks, her children, and how it impacted their community.Very Local is your best source for shows about local communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates, and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.
Amarah ‘Jerica’ Banks, was a Milwaukee native and mother of three children living in the Sunset Heights neighborhood of the city. Jerica was an honor student and graduate of the Milwaukee School of the Arts.
She loved being a mother to her children Zaniya Ivery, Camaria Banks, and Arzel Ivery Jr. Her mother, Valeria Spinner-Banks described Jerica as someone who would do anything for her loved ones.
Feb. 7, 2020, was a day that forever changed the lives of Jerica Banks, her children, family, and friends. That day Banks, 26, and the rest of her family buried Jerica’s 21-month-old son, Arzel Ivery Jr.
Jerica and her two daughters Zaniya Ivery, 5, and Camaria Banks, 4, spent Friday night into Saturday morning with the family. Her family dropped her off at her apartment early that morning unaware that would be the last time they would see Jerica and her daughters.
In this episode of Hometown Tragedy, we’ll explore what happened to Jerica Banks, her children, and how it impacted their community.
Very Local is your best source for shows about local communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates, and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.
Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.
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