Christian Martin
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Christian Martin on Thursday, Feb. 26, to life in prison in connection with the shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy at a bus stop on Milwaukee's south side in October 2024. Martin will not be eligible for extended supervision for 45 years.
After a three-day trial, a jury found Martin guilty in December 2025 of the single charge against him, first-degree intentional homicide.
Christian Martin
Case details
What we know:
The shooting happened at 16th and Forest Home Avenue on Oct. 28, 2024. The teen, identified as Nelson Manuel Lopez Correa, was waiting to catch a bus to school along with two other friends when he was shot.
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Nelson Manuel Lopez Correa
Prosecutors say Martin, who was 18 years old at the time, was upset over a breakup with a girl that summer before, and shot Lopez Correa. Lopez Correa died three days later.
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Milwaukee fatal shooting; police seek man who shot 15-year-old boy
Milwaukee police are looking for a man now charged with shooting and killing a boy at a bus stop on the city's south side.
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