Ruiz has been criminally charge for the cold blooded road rage homicide of López.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
August 21, 2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Maraih Ruiz, 18, was criminally charge with 1st-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon for the cold blooded road rage murder of Minerva Hernández López, 44, at the 1000 block of W. Lapham Blvd in Milwaukee.
If convicted, Ruiz is facing up to 60 years in prison, with 40 years incarceration and 20 years supervision.
According to the criminal complaint, Ruiz turned herself in to police at Milwaukee Police District 2 Station. She was accompanied by her mother and a 16-year-old teen who was the passenger in Ruiz's vehicle and witnessed Ruiz fire a handgun at López.
The 16-year-old teen told officers that Ruiz and him were headed to El Rey Grocery store when Ruiz cut-off López in the street. López then told Ruiz that she's needed to learn how to drive. Ruiz yelled some obscenities to López while displaying a handgun, and she told López that she was going to call USICE on her.
López took out her cellphone and began video recording Ruiz.
López managed to brake check Ruiz at W. Lapham Blvd as Ruiz chased her, then López made a u-turn at the 900 block of W. Lapham, Ruiz pointed the gun at López's and the 16-year-old told Ruiz not to shoot, but Ruiz fired multiple times at López's vehicle striking López in the shoulder and the bullet went through her neck. López bled out and died at the scene.
Ruiz allowed police to search her vehicle and a .40 Cal. Model 23 Glock and 5 spent bullet casings were recovered from the vehicle.
Ruiz told police that she was having a bad day and had also fought with her mother, and she didn't intend to shoot López, and that she didn't know why she shot at her.
Ruiz wrote an apology letter to the López family, according to the criminal complaint.
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