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.   

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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. 

Milwaukee landlord Joe Berrada has been ordered to pay nearly $2 million to settle a lawsuit over tenant’s rights.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the settlement on Wednesday.

More than $980,000 of the settlement money will go toward civil forfeiture. Berrada is also ordered to vacate and seal certain eviction judgments.

“If the joint finance committee approves it, it will go to the court and seek what’s called a consent judgment, which is a court order that orders that provisions be adopted,” Kaul explained during his press conference.

Berrada controls more than 200 limited liability corporations and nearly 9,000 apartment units in Milwaukee and Racine.

TMJ4’s Mary Jo Ola is working to get reactions from residents. This story will be updated on air and online.

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A mix of modern classics and cinematic discoveries make up Milwaukee Film’s Black History Month programming for 2025.

The nine movies will be shown at the Oriental Theatre. Tickets are $13, $11 for seniors and military members, and $10 for members of Milwaukee Film.

The titles include:

“Dryslongo,” Cauleen Smith’s 1998 drama about a photography student who begins taking pictures of Black men because she’s worried they’ll soon become extinct, 3 p.m. Feb. 2.

“Do the Right Thing,” Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece about race and identity and, well, everything, 7 p.m. Feb. 7.

“Obsessed,” a 2009 psychological thriller starring Idris Elba and Beyoncé, 9 p.m. Feb. 14.

“Who Killed Captain Alex?”, a 2010 movie considered Uganda’s first action movie, 9 p.m. Feb. 15.

“Nationtime,” William Greaves’ long-thought-to-be-lost movie about the National Black Political Convention of 1972, which includes an interview with activist, educator and Milwaukee native Howard Fuller, 3 p.m. Feb. 16.

“Boyz N the Hood,” John Singleton’s 1991 classic coming-of-age drama with Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr., 7 p.m. Feb. 19.

“Get Out,” Jordan Peele’s masterful 2017 horror thriller, 9 p.m. Feb. 22.

“Malcolm X,” Spike Lee’s sterling biopic with Denzel Washington as the title icon, 3 p.m. Feb. 23.

“Glory,” the historical drama about the U.S. Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, with Washington in his first Oscar-winning role, 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

For details on the movies, go to mkefilm.org/bhm.

Milwaukee Film’s 2025 Black History Month lineup was curated by the nonprofit’s new Black Lens programmer, Ty Williams. His predecessor, Milwaukee filmmaker Marquise Mays, left Milwaukee Film this summer, following several months of consolidations and staff cuts aimed at shoring up the organization’s challenged financial situation.