Overview

• Police say a 13-year-old is in custody and charges are being referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
• Deon Sargent, an Andrew Douglas Middle School student and youth football player, was shot near 68th Street and Silver Spring and later died at a hospital.
• Witness accounts and the mayor’s remarks describe a tussle among boys at the bus stop that led to the gun firing.
• The community held a vigil as Milwaukee Public Schools deployed crisis teams to support classmates and staff.
• City leaders questioned how children accessed a firearm, noting free gun locks are available nearby, and recorded the death as Milwaukee’s 106th homicide of 2025.