MILWAUKEE — A shooting that left a 17-year-old dead on Sept. 23 was ruled self-defense, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified that teen as Javontae Davis on Tuesday.
The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
According to police, three people, including the victim, were in a vehicle and were involved in a "shots fired" incident before engaging with an unrelated person near 14th & Locust.
That person, a 51-year-old man, fired shots at the vehicle, hitting and killing the 17-year-old.
The three fled in the vehicle and then crashed near 7th and Locust.
Watch: One person dead after car crash and shooting near 7th and Locust
The other two occupants of the vehicle, a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl, were arrested along with the 51-year-old man.
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