The Brief
- Prosecutors charged three people in connection to a “wild-west-style” shootout.
- Two people were killed, and three others were wounded in a strip mall parking lot.
- Investigators found more than 100 bullet casings at the scene.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to prison for his role in what prosecutors described as a “wild-west style” shootout that killed two people and wounded three others in a strip mall parking lot last summer.
Charges filed
In Court:
Court records show 18-year-old Earl Williams pleaded guilty to felony murder (battery) in May, and charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a machine gun were dropped as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
On July 23, Milwaukee County Judge David Borowski sentenced Williams to 12 years in prison and eight years of extended supervision. …