Milwaukee girl's death; Damon Douglas sentenced, 3 years prison
Tomorrow Brumfield: Damon Douglas
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Damon Douglas on Friday, Sept. 22 to three years in prison and another three years of extended supervision in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Tomorrow Brumfield in June 2022.
Douglas was originally charged with second-degree reckless homicide in this case. But in August, he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.
Case details
Police were called to a home near 81st and Villard in Milwaukee the night of June 13 for a reported shooting. Brumfield was pronounced dead at the scene, and a BB gun was found underneath her, a criminal complaint states.
Brumfield was killed hours before she was to graduate from eighth grade at 53rd Street School. The girl's sister told investigators that they had returned home that night from getting their nails done for the occasion when she heard a gunshot and screaming. The complaint states Douglas was in the room "standing speechless and his hands were in the air."
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A 5-year-old boy who lives at the home was also interviewed by investigators. The complaint states the boy said Brumfield was playing with her toy BB gun. The boy said Douglas "had a real gun" and put it to Brumfield's head. He then heard "one big boom," saw that Brumfield was shot and saw Douglas "crying because he shot Tomorrow."
The complaint states police spoke to another person who said Douglas knew the family well and would refer to Brumfield and her siblings as "his kids."
Brumfield was known to have a BB gun that she liked to play with and everyone – including Douglas – knew it was a toy, the person said. The person added that Douglas was "always known" to have a gun on him. After hearing the gunshot, the complaint states the person told police they heard Douglas saying: "I don't know what happened, it was an accident."