Racine shooting, carjacking; teens charged with intentional homicide
Latrell Davis (not in custody); Cincere Davis; Alexjandro Medina
RACINE, Wis. - Three teens are charged with first-degree intentional homicide, among other crimes, for a Racine shooting that killed one man and wounded another on Aug. 8.
Prosecutors accuse 17-year-old Latrell Davis, 16-year-old Cincere Davis and 15-year-old Alexjandro Medina of stealing a car at gunpoint, shooting at a group of men and ditching the car within a 15-minute time span.
Shooting scene
Police were called to the area of Byrd and Oakdale around 10:15 p.m. on Aug. 8. One man was found in the grass outside a home with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Racine shooting near Byrd and Oakdale; 1 dead, 1 wounded
A shooting in Racine on Thursday night, Aug. 8 left one person dead and another wounded.
Another man who was shot had non-life-threatening injuries and spoke to police. According to a criminal complaint, he said they were sitting on the front stoop of the home with a third man – who was not shot – when a silver Chevrolet Impala pulled up and parked.
The man said he didn't notice anything unusual and didn't see who was in the car, per the complaint, when he "heard popping noises he thought were fireworks" and realized someone was shooting at them from the Impala. He and the man who was not shot told investigators they did not know why anyone would shoot at or target them.
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Officers found 40 bullet casings in the street and in front of the home, the complaint states. Investigators believed the shots were fired from the passenger side of the car as it faced east on Byrd Avenue.
Stolen car
Roughly 15 minutes before the shooting, a reported carjacking took place near 9th and College. According to the complaint, the victim said three people stole his silver Chevrolet Impala at gunpoint when he pulled over to take a phone call.
Prosecutors said surveillance video placed the Impala on Byrd Avenue right after the carjacking and fleeing the area just after the shooting.
Racine Police Department
The stolen Impala was found near 17th and Holmes in the early morning hours of Aug. 9. Per the complaint, surveillance video showed it was parked there minutes after the shooting. Two people were seen getting out, and "it is possible" a third person got out but could not be seen due to the lighting.
Six bullet casings "likely fired from the same firearm" were found inside the car, per the complaint.
Search for shooters
Surveillance video from a business near where the Impala was found showed three people walk into a store "right after the stolen vehicle was left on Holmes," according to the complaint. Officers identified Latrell Davis, Cincere Davis and Medina from prior encounters.
Once in custody, the complaint states Medina admitted he was at the carjacking. He said he was in the stolen car with "Trell" and Cincere Davis when one of them said something about "killing the first person" they saw. He said Cincere Davis was the driver and "Trell" was in the front passenger seat. Medina said "Trell" started shooting, was unsure if Cincere Davis fired any shots, and denied firing any shots himself.
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Cincere Davis was taken into custody on Aug. 15. The complaint states he had two handguns in his backpack. Investigators fired both weapons and compared the casings to those found at the shooting scene and inside the stolen vehicle. It was determined both guns were "likely" the guns used in the shooting.
In court
All three teens are each charged, as parties to a crime, with:
- First-degree intentional homicide
- Attempted first-degree intentional homicide (two counts)
- Armed carjacking
Court records indicate a warrant was issued for Latrell Davis' arrest. Both Cincere Davis and Medina made their initial court appearances on Aug. 19 and had cash bond set at $100,000.