Daeshaun Graves
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County jury found Daeshaun Graves guilty on Friday, March 20, of all counts against him in connection with the 2024 killings of his uncle and a second man.
Graves was found guilty of two first-degree reckless homicide charges, four bail jumping charges, arson, and mutilating a corpse.
Graves is scheduled to be sentenced on May 21.
July 2024 incident
The backstory:
It was July 15, 2024. Prosecutors said Daeshaun Graves shot and killed his Uncle Darrell Harbour near 36th and Courtland in Milwaukee. The shooting was caught on nearby surveillance cameras.
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It is unclear where Graves was in the days that followed that homicide. But weeks later, on Aug. 4, prosecutors said Graves pulled the trigger again, and it did not end there.
August 2024 incident
What we know:
Quincy Smith, 31, was shot near 84th and Carmen in Milwaukee. Prosecutors said Graves shot Smith after a fight, Smith fell back into a van, a van that was stolen hours earlier, and Graves drove off with Smith's head still hanging out.
Police later found the van torched near 34th and Auer. Smith's body was found inside.
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Two days later, police found Graves at a rented-out Airbnb.
Daeshaun Graves homicide trial; state rests, defendant not testifying
Milwaukee homicide defendant Daeshaun Graves faces closing arguments on Friday, March 20, after testimony from a woman who said he admitted to killing two people, including his uncle, back in 2024.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the criminal complaint associated with this case, and previous FOX6 News coverage.