MILWAUKEE (CBS58) — An 18-year-old charged in connection with the shooting death of two teenagers on Christmas Day in Milwaukee was sentenced this Tuesday, July 8. A Milwaukee judge ruled that Quintarez Morris will spend five years behind bars.
A double shooting on December 25, 2025 took the lives of 15-year-old Exziel Rivera, and 18-year-old Nayah Vasquez. It happened around 11:25 AM near the intersection of 37th and Scott, when, according to the prosecution, Quintarez Morris was driving as Jeremiah Taylor shot the teenagers.
“None of our families will ever enjoy Christmas ever again because of them,” shared Melynda Rivera in the courtroom, mother of Exziel.
Nearby security video from a neighbor shows the moment the teens were sitting in a Kia on the side of the street as a Malibu traveled past with a man hanging out of the front passenger window. The complaint says the suspect fired the weapon at the Kia, and the Kia rolled forward, hitting a parked car. Morris claims he was not driving but does admit he burned the vehicle that was used…