The Brief
- A Milwaukee man was sentenced on July 17 for his role in a fatal August 2025 shooting on the city’s north side.
- Larry Jefferson was sentenced to 28 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision.
- Investigators used surveillance video, Flock cameras and an interview with the shooting victim’s son to identify Jefferson as a suspect.
MILWAUKEE – A 30-year-old Milwaukee man was sentenced on July 17 for his role in a fatal August 2025 shooting on the city’s north side. A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Larry Jefferson to 28 years in prison with an additional 15 years of extended supervision.
Shooting investigation
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched on Wednesday evening, Aug. 6, 2025 to the area near 31st and Fairmount for a shooting call. When officers arrived, they located an SUV in front of the address in question that “appeared to have bullet strikes to the windshield,” the complaint says. A woman, later identified by officials as Charmaine William, was in the front passenger seat and suffered multiple gunshot wounds. William did not survive her injuries.
A detective recovered a bullet fragment from the SUV’s dashboard. The complaint says there was also “fresh damage from a recent crash on the rear of the vehicle.” Also, investigators “did not recover any fired cartridge casings around the vehicle, which is consistent with the shooting happening at a different location,” the complaint says.
Investigators spoke with the 9-year-old son of the victim, who had been in the vehicle when the shooting happened. He told police “a motorcycle hit the back of their car. (The boy) stated that the motorcycle pulled around their vehicle on the driver’s side and the rider of the motorcycle pulled a gun from between his legs and shot his mom through the windshield,” the complaint says. The boy was able to provide a description of the motorcycle rider and the type of bike he was riding.…