The Brief
- A jury convicted a man in connection to the shooting of an officer and a standoff.
- The man was convicted of seven counts of attempted homicide, among other crimes.
- The shooting and standoff happened near 18th and Fairmount in January 2024.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County jury convicted a man of seven counts of attempted homicide, among other crimes, tied to the shooting of a police officer and a standoff that unfolded in 2024.
Guilty verdict
In Court:
Prosecutors charged 26-year-old Harrel Martin with seven counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, strangulation and suffocation, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Court records show a jury convicted Martin on all but the strangulation and suffocation charge on Nov. 10. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January.
Standoff and shooting | Jan. 2, 2024
The backstory:…