Farwell and Brady homicide, Milwaukee man gets 17 years in prison

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for a 2019 deadly capturing close to Farwell and Brady.

In 2021, a jury discovered 26-year-old Timothy Alexander responsible of first-degree reckless murder within the killing Antwon Gibson. 

Along with jail time, Alexander was sentenced to seven years of prolonged supervision. He’s additionally ordered to pay restitution, which will likely be decided in March.

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Police have been referred to as the night time of Dec. 21, 2019 to analyze a “capturing name.” Officers discovered Gibson had suffered a number of gunshot wounds. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

In response to a legal criticism, cellphone information confirmed a cellphone related to Gibson had acquired a name from a quantity related to Alexander simply earlier than the capturing.

One month after the capturing, the criticism states detectives spoke to Alexander. He stated the capturing was a “self-defense” scenario and that he was purported to get weed. He had negotiated a worth with Gibson over the cellphone, per the criticism, however “Gibson modified the value.”

When Alexander approached Gibson’s automobile, the criticism states he believed “Gibson was performing like he had a gun” and that “he was in concern of being shot by Gibson.”

Per the criticism, Alexander stated to himself that he can not get killed. He stated he did not intend to kill Gibson – however did intend to shoot him. 

After the capturing, the criticism states Alexander stated he “ran, stopped and fired once more” towards Gibson’s automobile. He additionally stated he didn’t “know if Gibson had a gun or was simply faking having a gun.”