lit a candle 5d ago30 years old. He spent three and a half years asking the same question every time the cameras showed up, where is my mother. Praying for Georgia Hill and the rest of the family tonight.
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Raymond Massie Jr. was a 30 year old resident of Racine, Wisconsin, who became known to his community as the public face of the search for his mother, Lasheky Hill, who disappeared from Racine in March 2023 and has never been found. Over the three and a half years that…
Raymond Massie Jr. was a 30 year old resident of Racine, Wisconsin, who became known to his community as the public face of the search for his mother, Lasheky Hill, who disappeared from Racine in March 2023 and has never been found. Over the three and a half years that followed his mother's disappearance, Massie spoke repeatedly to local television stations, appearing at vigils and anniversary gatherings to ask the public for information and to insist that his mother had not left on her own. His willingness to keep speaking publicly, often alongside his grandmother Georgia Hill, kept his mother's case in the news long after many missing persons cases fade from attention.
Little has been reported about Massie's life outside of his advocacy for his mother. News coverage describes him as Lasheky Hill's oldest son and as a father figure of determination within the family, but does not detail his occupation, education or other personal milestones. What is documented is his persistence. At the one year mark of his mother's disappearance he told reporters he did not believe she had left willingly, and at the three year mark he credited her example with teaching him to keep going no matter the circumstances.
Massie was shot and killed in the early hours of Sunday, October 18, 2026, at a home in the 2900 block of Russet Street on Racine's west side. According to the Racine Police Department, officers were called to the address shortly before 3:15 a.m. after a verbal argument broke out between family members. Police say that during the dispute, another family member arrived at the residence and fired a gun, striking Massie in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite officers' attempts at lifesaving measures.
A 63 year old Racine woman, identified in court records as Charlene House, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with first degree intentional homicide in connection with the shooting. She made her first court appearance on Monday, October 19, 2026. Police described the shooting as an isolated incident stemming from a family argument and said there was no ongoing threat to the public. The investigation remains active and further details about what preceded the shooting have not been made public.
Massie's death adds a second tragedy to a family already marked by grief and unanswered questions over his mother's disappearance. No funeral or memorial arrangements had been publicly announced as of this writing.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by TMJ4 News.
He never gave up on finding Lasheky. That's what I'll remember.