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Fatal shooting near 48th and Center, Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee teenager is charged in a shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy SaturdayOctober 26.

Prosecutors have charged Deondre Davis, 15, as an adult, with first-degree reckless homicide in the case. Court records show his bond was set at $150,000 Thursday.

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The police were called to the scene near 48th and Center around 1:40pm that day. According to a criminal complaint, officers arrived to find the 12-year-old victim unresponsive inside a minivan. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Prosecutors said a witness at the scene told detectives Davis and the victim, among other people, were in the minivan when the shooting occurred. The witness said he saw Davis point a gun at the victim and the victim told Davis to stop playing with the gun. Davis allegedly replied “say I won’t, say I won’t” and then the gun went off.

Police found Davis at a nearby home and took him into custody. During an interview with detectives, the complaint states Davis said he thought he had put the safety on and then began pointing the gun at the victim. That’s when the gun went off and the victim was shot. Davis also claimed that it was a normal occurrence for them to point their guns at each other.

During the investigation, detectives learned that the van in which the victim was found had been stolen two days earlier. The front passenger window was broken and the steering column was damaged with the ignition hanging from the column.

Prosecutors said no gun was recovered and no spent bullet casings were found.