Milwaukee shooting, crash, Capitol and Sherman, at least 4 vehicles hit

MILWAUKEE – Antonio Brashear, 22, of Milwaukee, faces a number of costs in reference to a taking pictures that occurred Sept. 9 close to Capitol and Sherman. In line with prosecutors, he admitted to driving the automobile from which photographs have been fired, hitting at the very least 4 different automobiles, inflicting a crash and sending a person to the hospital. All of it occurred as a result of Brashear and his passengers thought the folks within the automobile they shot at have been threatening them. 

Brashear faces eight felonies:

• First-degree reckless harm, ordinary criminality repeater, as social gathering to a criminal offense, use of a harmful weapon
• First-degree recklessly endangering security, ordinary criminality repeater, as social gathering to a criminal offense, use of a harmful weapon — seven counts

In line with a felony grievance, two males in an Infiniti left a neighborhood mechanic close to thirty eighth and Capitol once they observed a Honda was following them with three folks inside. The passenger within the again received out and fired seven to eight photographs into their automobile. The driving force of the Infiniti mentioned he tried to get away however crashed into close by automobiles. He then received out and ran towards Sherman, with the Honda following. He mentioned extra photographs have been fired in his path earlier than the Honda headed down Sherman. When he returned to his automobile, the Infiniti driver noticed that his passenger had been shot. 

That man was taken to the hospital, the place it was decided he is anticipated to be paralyzed from the neck down after a bullet apparently got here by means of the trunk hatch, the again seat and the entrance seat, putting him. 

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There have been eight bullet strikes to the Infiniti. 

On the scene, investigators discovered two teams of casings – 16 spent 9mm casings and 9 spent 9mm casings.

Investigators say at the very least 4 automobiles have been struck by gunfire throughout this incident.

A witness in a Camry had a doable bullet strike to the passenger mirror.

One other witness in a Camry was stopped behind a college bus once they heard photographs and “ducked down.” That individual’s automobile was hit by one other automobile and a bullet gap was discovered within the decrease a part of the rear window on the motive force’s facet. There was a bullet fragment within the passenger’s seat.

A faculty bus carrying college students suffered bullet harm as nicely. A 13-year-old on the bus on the time mentioned he heard photographs and “ducked down.” The bus driver estimated 15-20 photographs and mentioned one other bus behind them might need video.

A motorcyclist ready at a crimson mild on the time of the taking pictures was knocked off his bike when it was struck by one other automobile. He mentioned he “ran for canopy” and heard extra photographs.

Surveillance from the opposite bus confirmed somebody getting out of a grey Nissan, pointing one thing on the victims’ automobile. The Infiniti then crashed and the motive force received out and ran, with the Nissan following. 

A grey Honda “roughly matching the outline” of the automobile containing the shooter(s) was discovered close to thirty eighth and Capitol, registered to Brashear. Investigators realized it had been re-registered with new plates “for no obvious purpose.” The final “hit” on the plate quantity was within the space of the taking pictures on the time it occurred.

Investigators spoke with Brashear who admitted to driving the Honda on the time. He recognized the 2 different individuals who have been with him and mentioned at the very least one was armed. He mentioned folks within the Infiniti had threatened certainly one of his associates. He mentioned he thought there was going to be a bodily struggle, and he “did not know they have been going to shoot.” He mentioned each of his passengers fired a number of photographs. They then picked up a 3rd individual and drove to Cabela’s in Richfield for extra ammunition, in line with prosecutors. He mentioned he modified the plates as a result of he “did not need the taking pictures to return again to him.” He mentioned he did not discover any casings when he had the automobile detailed, however investigators recovered two 9mm casings from the Honda.

Brashear made his preliminary look in court docket Wednesday, Sept. 21. Money bond was set at $50,000.