The Brief
- A 19-year-old Waukesha man faces felony charges for a drive-by shooting targeting his ex-girlfriend.
- The group allegedly tracked the victims via Snapchat before firing both a real handgun and a BB gun.
- Police used automated license plate readers to track the suspect’s truck, leading to his arrest the following day.
WAUKESHA, Wis. – A 19-year-old Waukesha man is charged after a late-night drive-by shooting that unfolded on Thursday, Jan. 29.
Drive-by shooting in Waukesha
What we know:
Prosecutors charged Kaden Hoefler with two counts of recklessly endangering safety. They said one of the victims is his ex-girlfriend.
Police said two other suspects, who have not been charged at this point, were in Hoefler’s truck during the drive-by shooting.
Court records show Hoefler told police he was at a party in Milwaukee early that Thursday night. He said one of the suspects was watching one of the victim’s Snapchat. That suspect proposed coming to Waukesha to mess with the victims.…