Shots fired near Milwaukee’s Barack Obama School, 2 charged

MILWAUKEE – Two from Milwaukee are charged in reference to a pictures fired incident Sept. 7 close to Milwaukee’s Barack Obama Excessive Faculty that led to a pursuit and crash.

Jesse Ellis, 17, faces 4 prices: First-degree recklessly endangering security, discharging a firearm in a faculty zone, sale/possess/use/transport machine weapons and fleeing/eluding an officer.

Bryon Woods, 27, faces one rely of discharging a firearm in a faculty zone.

In line with a prison grievance, police had been close to the world of forty sixth and Fairmount for an unrelated name when a car pulled up behind them and the motive force, Ellis, and passenger, Woods, received out, armed with firearms. Prosecutors say they raised their arms and fired off “quite a few pictures” into the air. At the least one of many weapons was believed to be an “automated hearth,” described within the grievance as a firearm the place the set off is pulled as soon as and quite a few bullets come out till the set off is launched.

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Video exhibits the 2 firing weapons into the air, prosecutors say. Investigators recovered 19 9mm casings and 13 rifle casings.

After the pictures had been fired and the 2 received again into their car, Ellis sped towards officers, slowing as he approached them earlier than passing them and driving off.

A pursuit then ensued, lasting about two minutes. Through the pursuit, prosecutors say Ellis blew cease indicators and pink lights, weaving round pedestrian and car site visitors. Speeds reached 80-90 miles per hour within the 30-35 mph zone. At 51st and Fond du Lac, Ellis crashed into one other car, sending the motive force and passenger to the hospital, based on the grievance.

Ellis and Woods had been additionally taken to the hospital. Prosecutors say Woods was ordered out of the car and arrested. Ellis was discovered handed out contained in the car. 

Investigators recovered a rifle and a 9mm “totally automated” handgun from the car.

Ellis made his preliminary look in courtroom Monday, Sept. 12. Money bond was set at $5,000.