On Thursday, May 7, a Milwaukee County jury found 42‑year‑old Eddie Ivy guilty of first‑degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and bail jumping in the Dec. 30, 2024 shooting near 27th and Capitol. The victim, identified in court filings as Dantae Hargraves, did not survive his injuries. Ivy will return to court for a July 24, 2026 sentencing hearing following the verdict.
Prosecutors point to buses and video
At trial, prosecutors walked jurors through a trail of surveillance footage, telling them that bus cameras and other recordings show Ivy trailing Hargraves after both got off a northbound MCTS bus, then adjusting his clothing as if reaching for a weapon. Those details, they argued, tied Ivy squarely to the shooting scene. The criminal complaint also outlines a March 2023 shooting that prosecutors said provided a motive. As reported by FOX6, Ivy is due back in court for sentencing on July 24, 2026.
Court filings describe scene evidence
According to court filings available through Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, investigators recovered a fired FC 9mm cartridge casing and a bullet fragment near a nearby residence. Prosecutors said that evidence helped them place the shooting at the building's entryway. The complaint further recounts that Ivy himself had been shot in March 2023 near 24th and Becher and later identified the person he said shot him only by the first name "Dantae." That timeline became a central thread in the state's theory of the case.
Arrest and items tied to the defendant
Milwaukee police arrested Ivy on Jan. 2, 2025 at the Central Library and reported recovering his EBT card and an MCTS fare card during the arrest. Prosecutors said those items connected him both to purchases and to the bus seen on video. FOX6 reported those recovery and surveillance details as part of its coverage of the verdict.
Legal note
Under Wisconsin law, first‑degree intentional homicide is a Class A felony that can be punished by life imprisonment, although the judge will set the actual sentence at the upcoming hearing. See Justia for the statute's text and elements.
What happens next
Sentencing is scheduled for July 24, 2026. Until then, court records and the criminal complaint offer the public a detailed look at the state's timeline and the evidence jurors heard at trial. The judge will determine Ivy's sentence at that hearing.
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