Crishawn Clemons; Eugene Henderson
RACINE, Wis. - A Racine man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 5 to second-degree reckless homicide in a shooting that killed 14-year-old Eugene Henderson.
Crishawn Clemons, 30, was initially wanted for first-degree intentional homicide. As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, Clemons was convicted of the lesser homicide charge, and a weapons charge was dismissed.
The shooting happened in March 2022. According to police, officers responded to the area of 20th and Mead in reference to a shots fired complaint. A short time later, officers responded to the area of 19th and Racine. There, police said a passenger in a stolen vehicle was shot in the head.
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Investigators gathered that the occupants of the stolen vehicle were involved in an altercation with occupants from another vehicle – and shots were fired near 18th and Center.
Henderson was ultimately flown to a Milwaukee hospital and died of his injuries.