Milwaukee Porch Fight Ends In Tragedy As Uncle Pleads Guilty In Nephew’s Stabbing

A tense family confrontation on a Milwaukee porch has ended in a felony conviction. Patrick Riley Jr., 63, pleaded guilty on Friday to an amended charge of second-degree reckless homicide in the fatal stabbing of his 35-year-old nephew. The deadly encounter happened at a home near 18th and Hopkins in Milwaukee on March 4, 2025. Riley is set to return to court for sentencing on April 24, as per FOX 6.

Case details from court records

According to the criminal complaint and related court filings, Milwaukee police were dispatched on March 4, 2025, to a residence near 18th and Hopkins and found the victim inside the home. The complaint states that Riley told detectives his nephew slapped him on a screened porch, that he “blanked out,” grabbed a folding…..

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