{"id":744,"date":"2025-09-17T18:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralitynews25.com\/?p=744"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:53:11","slug":"11-year-old-killed-in-shooting-on-milwaukees-northwest-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralitynews25.com\/?p=744","title":{"rendered":"11-year-old killed in shooting on Milwaukee&#8217;s northwest side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 An 11-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night in a shooting on Milwaukee&#8217;s northwest side.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Police said they were called to the 5500 block of North 68th Street around 6:45 p.m. Monday for a reported shooting. The child was transported to Children&#8217;s Wisconsin, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Watch: 11-year-old killed in shooting on Milwaukee&#8217;s northwest side<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"VideoEnhancement-player\">\n<div class=\"ScrippsHTML5VideoPlayer\" data-player-id=\"fd4a7dde3cbfc4a338e0501b9f2c52fd7\" data-video-id=\"\" data-video-title=\"11-year-old killed in shooting on Milwaukee's northwest side\" data-video-keywords=\"TMJ4\" data-thumbnailurl=\"https:\/\/cf.cdn.uplynk.com\/ause1\/slices\/43b\/44c3f81cadf84cf5a6f4e6d100388208\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2\/poster_b775aab9f7b848158ed58cf72a12594f.jpg\" data-verizon-id=\"43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2\" data-muted=\"false\" data-muteonload=\"false\" data-disable-autoplay=\"\" data-disable-ads=\"\" data-disable-continuous-play=\"\" data-fname=\"\" data-caption=\"An 11-year-old was killed Tuesday night in a shooting on Milwaukee's northwest side.\" data-is-live=\"\" data-channel=\"\" data-domain=\"https:\/\/www.tmj4.com\" data-param-overrides=\"\" data-enable-websocket=\"true\" data-lead-autoplay=\"false\" data-live-autoplay=\"true\" data-embed-autoplay=\"false\" data-playlist-autoplay-first=\"false\" data-playlist-autoplay-next=\"true\" data-m3u8=\"https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2.m3u8\" data-mp4=\"https:\/\/cf.cdn.uplynk.com\/ause1\/slices\/43b\/44c3f81cadf84cf5a6f4e6d100388208\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2_e.mp4\" data-bsp-plugin=\"eM\">\n<div class=\"scripps_iframe_embed\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/assets.scrippsdigital.com\/cms\/video\/player.html?video=https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2.m3u8&amp;mp4=https:\/\/cf.cdn.uplynk.com\/ause1\/slices\/43b\/44c3f81cadf84cf5a6f4e6d100388208\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2_e.mp4&amp;autoplay=false&amp;purl=\/news\/milwaukee-county\/1-transported-to-childrens-wisconsin-following-shooting-on-milwaukees-northwest-side&amp;ads.iu=\/6088\/ssp.tmj4\/news\/milwaukee-county\/1-transported-to-childrens-wisconsin-following-shooting-on-milwaukees-northwest-side&amp;ads.proxy=1&amp;poster=https:\/\/cf.cdn.uplynk.com\/ause1\/slices\/43b\/44c3f81cadf84cf5a6f4e6d100388208\/43b090c1d82e47ec8d4b669a7ae4b0d2\/poster_b775aab9f7b848158ed58cf72a12594f.jpg&amp;title=11-year-old%20killed%20in%20shooting%20on%20Milwaukee%2527s%20northwest%20side&amp;kw=%2CTMJ4&amp;contplay=*recent&amp;mute=0&amp;tags=Local%20News%2CHomepage%20Showcase%2CMilwaukee%20County&amp;section=Milwaukee%20County&amp;cust_params=temp%3D%26weather%3D&amp;host=tmj4.com&amp;s=tmj4&amp;env=production\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He was identified as Deon Sargent by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office. Police said a 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the shooting, which they said was the result of a robbery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3c1b20e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1290x1720+0+0\/resize\/1080x1440!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F87%2Fa6ec096646c5ad39447f212ac2e4%2Fimage-8.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3c1b20e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1290x1720+0+0\/resize\/1080x1440!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F87%2Fa6ec096646c5ad39447f212ac2e4%2Fimage-8.jpeg 1x,https:\/\/ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/38a7230\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1290x1720+0+0\/resize\/2160x2880!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F87%2Fa6ec096646c5ad39447f212ac2e4%2Fimage-8.jpeg 2x\" alt=\"Image (8).jpeg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1440;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"Figure-credit\">Photo: Family of Deon \u2018Mister\u2019 Sargent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sal--wrapper\">\n<div id=\"MAD_INLINE\" class=\"sal--container size--300x250 sal--loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CJn40Ja74I8DFXmhWgUdxX89vQ\">\n<i>This is a developing story. Continue following TMJ4 on air and online for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<h1 data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"444\">\ud83d\udc94 &#8220;A CHILD LOST, A CITY ASLEEP&#8221;: 11-Year-Old Killed in Milwaukee Shooting \u2014 WHERE&#8217;S THE OUTRAGE?<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"523\"><strong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"463\">Milwaukee, WI<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"523\">Another child. Another bullet. Another city too silent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"693\">An 11-year-old boy is dead today after gunfire shattered the quiet of a residential neighborhood on Milwaukee&#8217;s northwest side Tuesday evening \u2014 and America is yawning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"712\">Let that sink in.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"999\">While most families were sitting down for dinner, someone pulled a trigger near <strong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"820\">68th and Silver Spring<\/strong>, ending a life that had barely begun. The boy, who neighbors described as &#8220;full of life&#8221; and &#8220;always smiling,&#8221; was rushed to <strong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"979\">Children\u2019s Wisconsin Hospital<\/strong>. He didn&#8217;t make it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1045\">He died alone. In a hospital. At age eleven.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1050\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1083\">WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1281\">Police say they are investigating. No arrests have been made. No suspects named. Just another &#8220;developing story&#8221; to be buried under football highlights and celebrity gossip by the 10 o\u2019clock news.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1372\">And the question remains: <strong data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1372\">How many children have to die before this country wakes up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1377\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1406\">A SYSTEM THAT FAILED HIM<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1499\">Was this child in the wrong place at the wrong time \u2014 or just living in the wrong ZIP code?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1786\">Milwaukee has long battled gun violence, but when it comes to poor, Black, and brown communities, the outrage dries up fast. If this had happened in a wealthy suburb, would we already know the shooter\u2019s name? Would there be helicopters, candlelight vigils, GoFundMes on every timeline?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1857\">Ask yourself: Would this boy be alive if he were born somewhere else?<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1862\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1914\">NEIGHBORS HEARD THE SHOTS \u2014 AND THEN&#8230; SILENCE<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2072\">\u201cI heard three pops \u2014 then nothing but sirens,\u201d said one resident, who wished to remain anonymous out of fear. &#8220;It\u2019s not the first time. Won\u2019t be the last.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2116\">This isn\u2019t just a tragedy. It\u2019s a warning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2192\"><strong data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2192\">America\u2019s cities are bleeding out \u2014 and children are paying the price.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2197\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2229\">DON\u2019T JUST PRAY \u2014 GET ANGRY<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2473\">Politicians will tweet condolences. Local leaders will talk about \u201chealing.\u201d But healing from what? From the trauma we keep allowing? From the policies that prioritize policing over prevention? From the silence that follows every tiny coffin?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2498\">Prayers are not enough.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2500\" data-end=\"2703\">This is the part where we\u2019re supposed to tell you the victim\u2019s name \u2014 but it hasn\u2019t been released. And maybe it won\u2019t be. Maybe he\u2019ll just be \u201canother 11-year-old\u201d who died in a city no one wants to fix.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2753\">But he was real. He had a family. He had dreams.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2774\">And now, he\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2776\" data-end=\"2779\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2811\">\ud83d\udd25 So what now, Milwaukee?<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2969\">\n<li data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2830\">\n<p data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2830\">Will you march?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2847\">\n<p data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2847\">Will you vote?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"2878\">\n<p data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2878\">Will you demand real change?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2879\" data-end=\"2969\">\n<p data-start=\"2881\" data-end=\"2969\">Or will this child\u2019s blood be washed away by the next rainstorm, like it never happened?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"3018\">Because if we don\u2019t care now\u2026 <strong data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3018\">when will we?<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3020\" data-end=\"3023\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3097\"><strong data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3097\">#JusticeForOurChildren<br data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3052\" \/>#MilwaukeeTragedy<br data-start=\"3069\" data-end=\"3072\" \/>#GunViolenceIsTerrorism<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 An 11-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night in a shooting on Milwaukee&#8217;s northwest side. Milwaukee Police said they were called to the 5500 block of North 68th Street around 6:45 p.m. Monday for a reported shooting. The child was transported to Children&#8217;s Wisconsin, where he was pronounced dead. 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