Milwaukee homicide; 12-year-old boy killed, family sets up memorial
MILWAUKEE - Frozen in photos, family members are remembering 12-year-old Marquell Newburn.
Police say a 15-year-old pulled the trigger on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26.
Almost two months after his death, a memorial for the pre-teen rests on his family's shelf.
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They didn't want to talk on camera, but did say they still haven't fully processed what happened that afternoon near 48th and Center.
Court records show officers showed up and found Newburn inside a reported stolen minivan, shot. He died less than an hour later.
Investigators say Newburn was in the car with at least three other friends.
Court documents show one witness told police their friend, 15-year-old Deondre Davis, shot Newburn.
Milwaukee homicide: Teen accused of shooting 12-year-old boy
A Milwaukee teen is accused in a shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy on Saturday, Oct. 26. It happened near 48th and Center.
The witness said inside the minivan, Davis pointed a gun at Newburn. Newburn said "Don't point the gun at me" and "stop playing with the gun."
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The witness said Davis said, "say I won't. "Say I won't," before the gun went off.
New documents show Davis told police he ran upstairs and told his dad what happened. When finally arrested, Davis told police a friend in the minivan gave him the gun.
He thought he turned the safety on, pointed it at Newburn and the gun accidentally went off.
Back in October, prosecutors called that explanation absurd.
"He pulled the trigger," prosecutor Arthur Thexton said. "With his gun pointed at his friend's head."
Newburn's family said they are not angry at Davis and called him a misled child. They say they do believe in consequences and want to know why it happened.
Newburn's father said they want their son’s story to be a cautionary tale. They say more parents and community members should be in children's lives, steering them in the right direction and keeping guns out of their hands.
Davis has a hearing scheduled for Jan. 7.