A Milwaukee judge sentenced 16-year-old Hezile Frison to 20 years in prison Friday for the killing of his 30-year-old sister, Ashley Hudson, capping a case that began with a street fight recorded on Facebook Live and ended with a teenager telling detectives he was ready to “do the time since I did the crime.”
Judge David Borowski addressed Frison directly before handing down the sentence, according to FOX6 News Milwaukee. Hudson was shot at point-blank range on June 16, 2025, near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Vliet Street outside the Park East Lofts, according to CBS 58, which reported that Hudson was Frison's older sister.
The violence traced back to an argument over social media posts that spiraled into a physical confrontation on the street. As FOX6 Milwaukee reported at the time, Hudson was attacked with a baseball bat in an incident that bystanders captured on Facebook Live before the fatal shooting unfolded near MLK Drive and Vliet Street.
A Chilling Response During Questioning
Court documents detailed a disturbing exchange between Frison and investigators in the hours after his arrest. According to a Milwaukee County District Attorney criminal complaint reported by WTMJ, Frison responded with, “What's that got to do with me?” when told his sister had died, and later said he was prepared to “do the time since I did the crime.”
Hoodline first reported on the case in coverage of the initial charges filed against Frison, then 15, along with his sister and mother. Two other family members ultimately faced consequences tied to the same June 2025 dispute.
Family Members Also Faced Charges
Aaliyah Frison, the victim's 21-year-old sister who beat Hudson with the baseball bat during the altercation, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in October 2025. She was sentenced in Milwaukee County court to two years of probation on January 15, per the same CBS 58 report. The victim's mother, 48-year-old Tara Hudson, was separately charged with misdemeanor obstruction of an officer for allegedly lying to investigators during the homicide probe, FOX6 Milwaukee reported.
Because Frison was 15 at the time of the killing and faced a first-degree intentional homicide charge, Wisconsin law placed his case directly under adult court jurisdiction. Frison could not have his first-degree intentional homicide case transferred to juvenile court through reverse waiver, as explained by Courthouse News Service.
Part of a Larger Citywide Pattern
Frison's case is one of a growing number involving young suspects in Milwaukee. Police statistics reported by Wisconsin Watch showed 22 juvenile homicide suspects identified in the city during 2025, a 57% increase compared to 2024. That year also saw the city record 142 homicides overall, an 8% rise from 2024 that ran counter to national trends, according to Urban Milwaukee, which noted that major U.S. cities saw double-digit declines in homicides during the same period.
More recent figures suggest that trend may be reversing. Mid-year 2026 data from the Milwaukee Police Department showed homicides in the city down between 23% and 30% through the first six months of the year compared to the same span in 2025, FOX6 Milwaukee reported.
