The Brief
- Tyrese Allen faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the March 9 shooting of Maya Tolbert, Giovanni McVicker, and Tolbert’s unborn child.
- Court filings say surveillance video allegedly shows Allen firing his weapon before he surrendered to police and admitted involvement.
- Allen appeared in court on March 15 with cash bond set at $500,000.
MILWAUKEE – A 27-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fatally shooting a man, woman and her unborn child near Darien and Green Tree on March 9. Tyrese Allen is the accused – and he faces the following criminal counts:
- First-degree intentional homicide (two counts)
- First-degree intentional homicide-unborn child
Homicide investigation
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police responded to the area of Darien and Green Tree late on Monday, March 9, after they heard 20 to 30 gunshots nearby. When officers arrived on the scene, they found two individuals on the ground.
Life-saving measures were attempted, but both of the victims died on the scene. They were later identified as Maya Tolbert and Giovanni McVicker.
People at the scene were yelling and telling police that the shooter ran towards a nearby apartment. When police approached the building, a man was seen exiting the building and “appeared to be trying to surrender,” the complaint says. That person stated “he was the one who shot them,” the complaint says. That person was later identified as the defendant, Tyrese Allen. Allen told investigators “there were two guns ‘upstairs,'” the complaint says.
Detectives recovered more than 40 9mm spent casings at the crime scene. They also located “two loaded Glock magazines with blood stains, as well as items of clothing and an iPhone,” the complaint says.
Witness accounts
What they’re saying:…