25th and Center shooting, Milwaukee 17-year-old charged as adult
Javion Fenton
MILWAUKEE - A 17-year-old Milwaukee boy is charged as an adult, accused of shooting two people on March 19.
The shooting happened near 25th and Center around 6:40 p.m. Police said the victims, both 25 years old, were taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. According to a criminal complaint, neither victim saw who shot them.
A witness told police that someone known as "Lil J" – later identified as Javion Fenton – had come to the house with another person, the complaint states. The witness said they saw Fenton pull a gun from the other person's waistband and shoot one of the victims "in the face." The witness ran, heard more gunshots and came back to find the second victim shot.
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Shooting near 25th and Center (March 19)
Police found eight bullet casings inside the home, and the complaint states a ballistics examination found all eight were fired from the same gun. The witness identified Fenton from a photo lineup.
Prosecutors charged Fenton with two counts of first-degree reckless injury and misdemeanor possession of a dangerous weapon. Court records show Fenton is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on April 20.