A Milwaukee father is facing a jury in the deadly shooting of his 4-year-old son, a case that has gripped the city’s north side and rattled neighbors who say they saw warning signs long before police arrived.
Ralph Michael Taylor Jr., 35, sat before jurors on March 9 as opening statements began in Milwaukee County Circuit Court in connection with the July 10, 2025 death of his son, 4-year-old Ralph Taylor III. Family members and neighborhood residents have been tracking every development as testimony gets underway.
Prosecutors say they plan to show the boy was shot during a domestic dispute inside the family’s north-side apartment, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The outlet reports Taylor is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and related weapons offenses, and that jurors were selected Monday before lawyers delivered opening arguments…