A 15-year-old Milwaukee teen has admitted to first-degree reckless homicide in a June convenience store shooting near 46th and Hampton that left one person dead and three others wounded. The guilty plea, entered yesterday, resolves the main charges from the June 6, 2025, incident and sends the case to a March 27 sentencing hearing.
Plea deal and next steps
According to FOX6 Milwaukee, the teen pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide and agreed to a disposition in which additional counts will be considered at sentencing. Prosecutors told the court that counts of attempted robbery with use of force and first-degree recklessly endangering safety were dismissed and read into the record, which means the judge can still weigh those allegations when deciding the sentence on March 27.
Prosecutors' account and charges
Court filings and prior reporting outline what prosecutors say happened inside the neighborhood store. They allege the confrontation began when two people walked into the business, and one appeared to have a handgun tucked under his arm, drawing the attention of a group that included the teen who then followed them inside. When the youth was first charged last June, local coverage identified him and detailed the prosecution’s version of an attempted robbery that spiraled into a violent struggle inside the cramped store.
Surveillance, evidenc,e and admissions
Prosecutors say surveillance video shows the teen pointing a gun at the person who was later killed, and that a muzzle flash is visible from the weapon. Investigators recovered multiple shell casings at the scene, according to reporting based on court documents. Those filings, reviewed by reporters, also state that the teen later identified himself from surveillance stills and, during an interview at a hospital, admitted that he fired shots while claiming that he acted in self-defense.
Victims, scene and earlier coverage
The Milwaukee Police Department described the June 6 shooting in the 4600 block of W. Hampton Avenue as one incident in a string of gun violence that night, noting that four people were shot there and one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Local coverage at the time reported that the surviving victims were ages 16, 33, and 46 and were taken to hospitals, along with a fourth person who died, as reported by CBS58. Earlier coverage of the back-to-back shootings in Hampton can be found in Hoodline’s report, Two Dead, Four Injured.
Legal note
Under the plea agreement, the dismissed counts were formally read into the record so they could still influence the judge’s decision on punishment. The judge will determine the teen’s term at the March 27 hearing. Details described in news coverage are drawn from court filings and the criminal complaint that reporters reviewed while following the case.
What’s next for the neighborhood
Neighbors and local leaders have repeatedly pointed to the cluster of Hampton Avenue shootings as proof that the corridor needs more focused attention from prosecutors, police, and city officials. Milwaukee police continue to ask anyone with information about the June shooting to contact the department or Crime Stoppers, a request that was included in the agency’s June news release on the incident.
