Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee fatal shooting, 51st and Locust; 12-year-old remains in custody
Milwaukee fatal shooting, 51st and Locust
Prosecutors are reviewing whether to charge a 12-year-old boy with shooting and killing a man. It happened several days ago – and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the boy was back in court via video.
MILWAUKEE – Prosecutors are reviewing whether to charge a 12-year-old boy with shooting and killing a man. It happened several days ago – and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the boy was back in court via video.
On Monday, a Milwaukee County judge ordered a 48-hour hold on the boy in the homicide investigation as the state worked to put its case together. That hold is now expired, but the boy will remain in custody until at least Thursday afternoon.
Homicide investigation near 51st and Locust, Milwaukee
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Milwaukee police were called to a home near 51st and Locust Saturday afternoon for a shooting. There, they found 32-year-old Levon Osuji shot. He was taken to Froedtert Hospital where he later died.
Homicide investigation near 51st and Locust, Milwaukee
About an hour after the shooting, police arrested a 12-year-old boy at a home near 52nd and Garfield in connection with the shooting.
On Monday, the boy’s defense attorney said while brief, the initial police reports indicated the case was of self-defense.
State law requires that when children 10 or older are charged with homicide, adult court has original jurisdiction.
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The boy also appeared Wednesday afternoon on a separate juvenile petition that has been open since June. In that case, if the adult hold expires, the boy will be released to his mother.