Murder trial in Town of Beloit shooting to start Monday

JANESVILLE — The murder trial of a 32-year-old Town of Beloit man is scheduled to start Monday.

Dennis Banks Jr. had a final pre-trial conference on Wednesday in Rock County Circuit Court. Jury selection is scheduled for Monday morning with the trial to begin in the afternoon.

Banks is facing three felony charges – first degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a felon, and second degree reckless endangerment, along with misdemeanor battery – from a Feb. 3, 2025, fatal shooting of a man in the 1900 block of Wisconsin Avenue…

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