Milwaukee mother's boyfriend's gun killed 3-year-old, prosecutors say
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is charged with the death of a 3-year-old after police said the boy got his hands on a gun last week and unintentionally shot himself July 1 near 20th and Juneau.
In 2011, Raheem Moore, 28, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on a second-degree reckless homicide charge for a 2008 crime, with 11 years of initial confinement and 9 years extended supervision, according to court documents. He was released to extended supervision from prison in 2019.
He is charged with a new second-degree reckless homicide charge and four others in connection with the death of Akai Stilo, 3.
After something that shouldn’t have happened, the focus shifted Thursday, July 7 to what happens next.
"We want to spread awareness, so going door-to-door," said Captain Raymond Bratchett, Milwaukee police.
For police and other leaders, that next step means focusing on prevention, going door-to-door in the neighborhood where police said Stilo unintentionally shot and killed himself at home.
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"We feel it’s our obligation to come out and keep hammering and say, ‘Hey, guys, there are gun locks. If you have a gun, please take a gun lock,'" said Bobby McQuay, Near West Side Partners.
A criminal complaint alleges the gun suspected of being used in the shooting belongs to Moore, Stilo's mother's boyfriend. During an in-custody interview, she said she didn’t own guns but identified a duffel bag with three guns in it as Moore's, according to prosecutors.
Moore also faces three counts of illegally possessing a gun and child neglect.
Court documents show in 2011, Moore was convicted of second-degree reckless homicide, admitting to shooting a man during a robbery at age 15 -- a confession he later disputed.
Moore made his initial court appearance Sunday, July 10. Cash bond was set at $75,000.
FOX6 News asked police and the district attorney’s office if we should expect charges for Stilo's mother. Prosecutors said: "That is certainly still a possibility at this point."