Charges have been filed against a 17-year-old and 15-year-old for a shooting that took place in Milwaukee's Washington Park last week.
A 17-year-old was killed and a 15-year-old was injured.
Onterio M Girley, Jr. is facing the following charges:
- First degree recklessly endangering safety and use of a dangerous weapon
- Possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent
- Sell/possess/use/transporting a machine gun
- Bail jumping
Noah Shotwell was charged with one count of first degree reckless homicide as party to a crime.
According to the criminal complaint, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office was called to Washington Park for reports of a fight involving around 50 people. A Sheriff's detective says he saw groups of people 14-18 years old moving in groups.
The criminal complaint goes on to say that, as detectives were trying to figure out who started the fight, they heard five gunshots. A detective says he then heard "fully automatic gunfire" and saw a suspect — later identified as Girley — holding a gun in the air. The detective says he saw a "switch" on the pistol's slide that "makes a semi-automatic firearm function as a fully automatic weapon."
Detectives say Girley continued to fire multiple bursts of rounds and then ran off, leading police on a chase in their squad cars. The detective was able to cut Girley off, hitting him with his squad car. By this point, detectives say Girley no longer had a gun with him. Detectives found it close to a residential fence on the path Girley had run away on.
Girley was adjudicated as a minor in an armed robbery case where he was considered a party to a crime. That was in July of 2022. That adjudication prevents Girley from owning a gun.
However, court records show Girley was charged with one count of possession of a firearm as an adjudicated delinquent of a felony. He was released on a $750 bail on May 24th of this year.
A second criminal complaint obtained Tuesday alleges that Noah Shotwell was the one who shot at and killed the 17-year-old victim who died in the shooting.
The complaint says Shotwell told investigators he fired at the victim "because the victim had a gun," and that the shooting was a "mistake."
Video evidence showed the victim on the ground before Shotwell began to shoot at them, the complaint says.
You can read the full criminal complaint below.
Criminal Complaint for Onterio M. Girley, Jr by TMJ4 News on Scribd
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