Milwaukee fatal shooting; man accused of killing his own father
Miguel Ocasio
MILWAUKEE - A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fatally shooting his own father near 16th and Rogers. The accused is Miguel Ocasio – and he is charged with a single count of first-degree reckless homicide.
Fatal shooting near 16th and Rogers
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched to a shooting near 16th and Rogers on the city's south side on Thursday evening, Nov. 13. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a person lying in the gangway that had suffered a gunshot wound. The person was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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A detective located six 9mm spent cartridge casings at the shooting scene. The "cases were from 4 feet to 26 feet" from the victim's body, the complaint says.
Scene near 16th and Rogers Thursday night
Investigators spoke with a woman who knew the victim. She indicated he was her stepfather and that the victim and her ex had gotten into an argument. She told police her ex pulled a gun on her stepfather and fired shots before running away.
The next day, police detectives interviewed the defendant. Ocasio told police he was talking with his ex-girlfriend when the victim, his father later identified as Miguel Arocho, "threatened him with a firearm and he, Ocasio, is not going to let anyone harm him," the complaint says. Ocasio told police he tried walking away. Ocasio then told police when his father came outside, he "then fired because he had been threatened, and he was scared," the complaint says. When asked by investigators if Ocasio saw anything in his father's hands, "he said that he did not see anything," the complaint says.
Scene near 16th and Rogers, Milwaukee
Initial court appearance
What's next:
Ocasio made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County court on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Cash bond was set at $100,000.
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Ocasio is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 25.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access as well as the criminal complaint associated with this case.