The Brief
- The mother and uncle of 6-year-old Da’quel Collins have been sentenced in connection to the boy’s April 2025 shooting death.
- Prosecutors said the boy got ahold of a gun and shot himself near 51st and Hope.
- Surveillance video from a nearby home showed two men leave the home immediately after the shooting.
MILWAUKEE – The mother and uncle of Da’quel Collins, a 6-year-old Milwaukee boy who got ahold of a gun and shot himself last year, have now been sentenced.
In court:
The boy’s mother, 27-year-old Daquela Collins, pleaded guilty to child neglect and straw purchasing a firearm in May. Judge Michelle Havas sentenced her to three years in prison and three years of extended supervision in July.…