The Brief
- A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Dominec Gaines Jr. to seven years of probation, staying an original 18-year prison and supervision sentence.
- Originally charged with felony murder for a fatal downtown shooting, Gaines was found guilty in March of an amended charge of attempted armed robbery.
- Surveillance footage showed Gaines digging through a victim’s pockets during an attempted robbery just before gunfire erupted.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Dominec Gaines Jr. on Tuesday, June 2, to seven years probation in connection with a downtown shooting that left one dead and a second person wounded. The judge originally sentenced Gaines to ten years in prison plus an additional eight years of extended supervision, but then stayed that sentence and opted for probation.
Gaines was originally charged with felony murder in this case. He was found guilty in March on an amended criminal charge of attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime.
Case details
The backstory:
According to the original criminal complaint, officers recovered video surveillance footage that captured the shooting. The video shows Wilson, the teen, and a third person, identified as Gaines, arrive at the scene.…