Shooting near 33rd and Center, Milwaukee; Raul Rios
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is charged with first-degree reckless homicide for the July death of 15-year-old Raul Rios.
Prosecutors accuse 18-year-old Savell Steward of fatally shooting Rios. A warrant is out for his arrest.
The shooting happened near 33rd and Center on July 25. Police responded to an apartment complex and found Rios shot in a stairway; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A criminal complaint states three bullet casings were found at the scene.
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A witness told police she was hanging out with Rios and the shooter, identified as Steward from a photo array, according to the complaint. The witness said Steward and Rios were "taking pictures of each other posing with firearms" before the shooting. Police found a picture of Steward posing with a gun on Rios' phone – taken moments before Rios' death.
The witness said she was standing about 15 feet away from Steward and Rios when she heard two gunshots and saw smoke, per the complaint. She said she looked up and saw Steward shoot Rios a third time before he ran off. Rios told the witness "help me, call the police," and she ran inside to call 911.