Milwaukee community mourns 11-year-old boy killed in shooting

Milwaukee community mourns 11-year-old boy killed in shooting

An 11-year-old boy, Deon Sargent, was shot and killed near 68th and Silver Spring in Milwaukee, marking the city's 106th homicide of 2025, with a 13-year-old arrested in connection to the incident.

Milwaukee 11-year-old boy fatally shot; 13-year-old in custody

11-year-old Deon Sargent was shot and killed during a robbery near 68th and Silver Spring in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, Sept. 16.

13-year-old arrested in connection to 11-year-old boy's death

"This senseless, needless violence needs to end," said Superintendent Brenda Casselius, of another Milwaukee student dying of gun violence.