Milwaukee home break-in homicide, 3rd man now charged

The Brief

  • Milwaukee County prosecutors charged a third man in connection to a homicide.
  • The men are accused of breaking into the victim’s home and shooting him.
  • It happened near 96th and Beatrice, just north of Brown Deer road, in December.

MILWAUKEE A third man is now charged with first-degree intentional homicide in connection to a December shooting on Milwaukee’s far northwest side.

In court

New charges:

Days after charging two other men, prosecutors charged 30-year-old Kevin Rios-Garcia. In addition to homicide, he’s charged with armed burglary. He appeared in court Saturday, and his bond was set at $500,000.

“When you look at the criminal complaint, you will understand that this intentional homicide actually occurred, if not in view, in earshot of the victim’s children,” prosecutor Karine O’Byrne said.

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