Milwaukee boy killed, man sentenced for reckless homicide
Lazarus McAdoo
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man convicted in a shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy was sentenced on Friday to 35 years in prison.
Court records show 19-year-old Lazarus McAdoo pleaded guilty in October to first-degree reckless homicide, and three other felonies were dropped in a deal with prosecutors. In addition to prison time, McAdoo was sentenced to 15 years of extended supervision.
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Case details
The backstory:
The shooting happened on Feb. 19, 2023. The victim, 13-year-old Jamarri Page, died at the scene near 47th and Fiebrantz.
Milwaukee 13-year-old fatally shot near 47th and Fiebrantz
Prosecutors said it was one of two shootings that night that stemmed from a dispute involving Page's family and another family. According to a criminal complaint, his mom told investigators she was making dinner and called him to get his plate when gunfire erupted outside and bullets struck the house. Page fell and died.
Police found nine bullet strikes to the house and 22 casings from two firearms. The complaint said there were "numerous" bullets and fragments inside the house.
After the shooting, court filings said Page's mom said she ran outside and saw a car stopped at the intersection. She said the driver got out, stared at her and said something like: "That's what that was!" He then drove off, but the mother identified him as McAdoo.
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The mother further advised that she had been having problems with another family, per the complaint, and a woman from the group threatened to shoot up her house. The problems stemmed from the fact that the mother dated a man who had been in a relationship with a woman from the other group. The man's aunt lived at 27th and Garfield, and that house was also shot up on the night Page was killed.
The complaint said police found 30 casings at the scene near 27th and Garfield from two guns, and an investigation revealed the casings at both scenes were fired from the same guns.
Additionally, a vehicle seen in surveillance was determined to belong to McAdoo's father. The car was stopped March 5, and prosecutors said McAdoo was driving.
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Police said McAdoo denied shooting into the house at 47th and Fiebrantz – but did admit he was in an alley near the house at the time for a family gathering. He said he heard that others in the group were going to go to the house at 47th and Fiebrantz and shoot someone. He said he "followed the car of shooters" in his own vehicle and drove the shooter back to the family gathering after the shooting.
Prosecutors said phone data showed McAdoo was at the scene of both shootings at the time they happened. He also searched for information about 6.8 mm firearms on the night Page was killed.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.