Overview

• The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday near North 68th Street and Silver Spring Drive, and Sargent died at the hospital, according to the medical examiner.
• Police said they will refer potential charges to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, and the investigation remains active.
• Mayor Cavalier Johnson said the boys were hanging out at a bus stop when a fight over a gun led to the shooting, while police previously described the incident as a robbery in media briefings.
• Sargent, a student at Andrew Douglas Middle School and a youth football player, was honored at a vigil as Milwaukee Public Schools deployed crisis teams to support students.
• Officials called the killing the city’s 106th homicide of 2025 and urged secure firearm storage with free gun locks available at a nearby neighborhood center, as relatives noted the family’s earlier fatal shooting in March.