Milwaukee fatal shooting; 18-year-old accused of killing dad, on the run
MILWAUKEE - An 18-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fatally shooting his own dad. D'Juan Eskridge is charged with first-degree reckless homicide – and he is on the run.
According to a criminal complaint, Milwaukee police responded to a shooting near 7th and Abert on Monday, Oct. 9. The first officer at the scene spotted the homicide victim and multiple spent bullet casings.
"It was a lot of gunfire. It was not a small amount," said Quinn Derive, who lives in the area. "All we heard was rapid gunfire, and obviously from there the first thing I thought of was I need to get my kids in some place in our house that’s safe."
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A preliminary forensic review determined all 15 of the spent casings found near the victim had been fired from the same gun, the complaint states. Prosecutors said the victim had 31 gunshot wounds.
"I did see the victim, it wasn’t great," Derive said.
D'Juan Eskridge (photo provided by family)
A detective spoke with a person who said "the man who shot (the victim) was D'Juan Eskridge," per the complaint. That person said, prior to the shooting, the Edkridge arrived at the scene and there was a confrontation with the victim. The person said they saw Eskridge pull out a gun and shoot the victim multiple times; after the victim fell to the ground, the complaint said Eskridge "walked closer to (the victim) and shot additional rounds at (the victim)."
Investigators collected video surveillance footage which showed portions of the shooting. The complaint said the video showed Eskdridge pull out a gun, fire toward the victim, "retreat briefly" and then move back toward the victim and fire more shots. He then fled the scene.
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Online court records indicate a warrant was issued for Eskridge's arrest. Family shared a photo of Eskridge (above) with FOX6 News on Thursday, in hopes it will lead to a quicker arrest.
"We keep checking up on the news to see what’s going on with it," said Derive. "It’s pretty concerning, I can’t speak to anyone else, it’s just going to be in the back of our mind for a while."
Editor's note: When the story originally aired on FOX6 News (video above), a photo of Eskridge was not available. The photo was added to the article once available, while the video reflects what was available at that time.