Kaleen Buchanan sentenced to 20 years in prison

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- 15-year-old Kaleel Buchanan was sentenced on Friday, November 15th to 20 years in prison plus another 20 years of extended supervision.

Buchanan pleaded guilty in September to a first-degree reckless homicide charge for shooting and killing Dennis Smith near 24th and Keefe on the morning of Saturday, August 18th.

The criminal complaint against Buchanan indicates Smith was arguing with two people. During the altercation, someone gave Smith a gun “which he waved around” and then put in his waistband.

The complaint says after the argument was wrapped up, Buchanan was seen running through a nearby vacant lot towards Smith. He grabbed a gun and apparently yelled, “You robbed my brother G-Rod,” and began shooting Smith.

A witness statement to police says Buchanan “kept shooting and may have shot eight to 10 times and that he ‘showed no mercy’” to Smith. Another witness says Buchanan emptied the clip in the gun he was holding.

An autopsy on Dennis Smith shows he suffered at least 23 gunshot wounds.