Transgender woman killed, Milwaukee man sentenced to prison

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Antonio Currin

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing a transgender woman.

In Court:

Antonio Currin, 31, was found guilty at trial last month of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon. He has now been sentenced to 35 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision.

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The backstory:

The shooting happened on Oct. 8, 2023. Police responded to the scene near 89th and Dogwood to find the victim, Chyna Long, in the street.

According to a criminal complaint, surveillance footage from a nearby home showed a tan Chevrolet speeding away from the scene just after the shooting. Additional footage showed the same car speeding down Good Hope between the shooting scene and Currin's workplace.

Chyna Long

Two days after the shooting, police saw the same tan Chevrolet and pulled it over. Court filings said Currin, the driver and lone occupant of the car, was arrested.

A search of the car uncovered a bullet casing. The complaint states forensic analysis found the casing matched four others found at the homicide scene. There was also blood spatter and a bullet hole in the front passenger door.

Currin claimed he was at work at the time of the shooting, per the complaint. But when police checked in with his employer, they verified that Currin did not clock in until after the shooting happened.