Milwaukee fatal shooting, 68th and Silver Spring; 11-year-old dead

11-year-old dead killed in Milwaukee shooting

Police are investigating a shooting that left an 11-year-old dead on Tuesday evening, Sept. 16, on Milwaukee's northwest side.

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of an 11-year-old boy on the city's northwest side on Tuesday evening, Sept. 16. 

Officials told FOX6 News the shooting was the result of a robbery. Charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

What they're saying:

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius spoke about the overnight violence and its impact on the community during a briefing on Wednesday. 

"It's just absolutely senseless, there's no cause for some of these things. And too often, as I pointed out, people's individual poor decisions end up with lives being lost. It happens far too often. And we need people to make better choices and we need the adults and the lives of young people to do their job," said Mayor Johnson. 

"Our hearts go out to the family immediately that is impacted," Cassellius said. "But, of course, this impacts all of the friends, the friend groups, the school. We have our crisis team out there today meeting with our school community and trying to do intervention and then preventing any kind of further atrocities that can happen with any new education, with our parent coordinators, our social workers, our counselors."

Milwaukee mayor speaks about shooting death of boy, reckless driving that killed 3

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee Superintendent Brenda Cassellius spoke on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in reaction to the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy and the three deaths that resulted from a reckless driving incident.

Fatal shooting investigation

What we know:

The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, near 68th and Silver Spring. The child was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified the boy as Deon Sargent.

Scene near 68th and Silver Spring, Milwaukee

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The circumstances that led to the shooting remain under investigation, police said.

Milwaukee mayor speaks about shooting death of boy, reckless driving that killed 3

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee Superintendent Brenda Cassellius spoke on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in reaction to the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy and the three deaths that resulted from a reckless driving incident.

Witness statements

What they're saying:

One witness that MPD also interviewed said the shooting happened near a bus stop, and he was driving when he saw four kids huddled on the side of the street.

He said he heard a shot and a child fell to the ground. The other children ran.

Scene near 68th and Silver Spring, Milwaukee

Another witness said he saw the three youth, that looked around 12–15.

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"I was driving up towards the park on Carmen, and I saw three youths running away from the park going down the alleyways on their way towards the incident," the anonymous witness told FOX6 News.

Call with tips

What you can do:

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the MPD at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.