MILWAUKEE - Two Milwaukee men are accused in the shooting of another man near 53rd and Center on Dec. 16, 2024. The accused are 18-year-old Lorenzo Gooden and 20-year-old Tyris Miller (not pictured) – and each faces a single charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
53rd & Center shooting
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police responded to St. Joseph's Hospital on Dec. 16 where a person was being treated for gunshot wounds. The victim suffered wounds to his jaw, neck, chest and right leg. Officials noted the victim's lung and liver were also penetrated by the gunfire.
A detective spoke with the person who drove the victim to the hospital. The driver "admitted" that he and the shooting victim had been selling marijuana and that the victim "had a firearm in his waistband," the complaint says. Around 6 p.m. on Dec. 16, the pair were near 53rd and Center where someone else had asked them to meet. The complaint says when the two arrived, four people approached the car. The driver told the detective he did not know three of the individuals, and exchanged a few words with the person he did know.
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The complaint says the person the driver knew gave the driver money for marijuana and "immediately turned around and started walking away before (the driver) had given him anything. Before (the driver) could ask what was happening, one of the other individuals reached through the passenger window and put a hand on (the victim's) firearm and pointed his own firearm at (the victim). The subject fired multiple shots point-blank into (the victim)," the complaint says.
Officers developed suspects based on footage from a nearby convenience store shortly before the shooting. On Dec. 18, a photo array was conducted -- and Tyris Miller was identified as one person. When the detective spoke to the shooting victim in the hospital, he indicated the "shooter's name is Lorenzo," the complaint says -- and he had known him since high school. The victim was able to positively identify Gooden from a photo array.
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While Gooden and Miller have been charged in this case, online court records indicate neither is in police custody – and warrants have been issued for their arrests.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by online court records plus the criminal complaint associated with this case.