Sentenced: Father In Custody After 5YO Boy Fatally Shot On Milwaukee’s NW Side

[Sugar Cookie]

Milwaukee police said a 5-year-old boy was fatally shot at the Mayfair Apartment Homes near Lovers Lane Road and Silver Spring Road early Saturday morning. Two people were taken into custody.

It happened around 1:15 a.m. Police said officers found the boy suffering from a serious gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and the child died at the scene.

It happened around 1:15 a.m. Police said officers found the boy, identified by family as Jamal Anderson, Jr., suffering from a serious gunshot wound. Dispatch audio revealed the wound was "to the stomach." Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and the child died at the scene.


The boy's mother shared this message on a GoFundMe.com page set up to raise money for funeral expenses:

"My son Jamal Anderson Jr was shot and killed due to gun violence this morning February 8th 2020. I'm asking for help to raise money for funeral services and burial arrangements. My son was 5years old and he was a loving, funny, full of life kid that had Down Syndrome but was able to do whatever he put his heart into doing. He was a light to anyone who he came around and I just want my son to have a beautiful home going celebration. Gone too young but leaving me with soo much memories. So whatever your heart desires into giving I truly truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.. Thank you.!"

2 in custody: 5-year-old boy fatally shot on Milwaukee's NW side, police say

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[Old Man Metal]

Looking at the other headlines at the link, it seems a lot of people are getting shot in Milwaukee anymore.

 

[Ramona the brave]

Looking at the other headlines at the link, it seems a lot of people are getting shot in Milwaukee anymore.

Gun violence is a big problem in poorer neighborhoods. MKE is a very divided city. Many neighborhoods are great. Many are shit. It's nothing new. But I love Milwaukee and it has a lot going for it, so I hate for outsiders to think of it as this giant cesspool of crime when it's really not.

 

[Sejanus]

Collateral damage from vile human behaviour.

 

[Prettypink513]

Why was he shot and who did it? Was it a drive-by gone wrong? What happened?

 

[Ramona the brave]

Why was he shot and who did it? Was it a drive-by gone wrong? What happened?

At a guess, adults (er, "adults") brought their guns into an altercation and he happened to be nearby.

 

[Old Man Metal]

Gun violence is a big problem in poorer neighborhoods. MKE is a very divided city. Many neighborhoods are great. Many are shit. It's nothing new. But I love Milwaukee and it has a lot going for it, so I hate for outsiders to think of it as this giant cesspool of crime when it's really not.

I hear ya'. Wilmington went through a really rough patch. A bunch of the various gang-banger leadership got locked up over a period of about a year, and the power vacuums destabilized things. There were random running car-to-car gunfights in the middle of the afternoon, all sorts of ridiculous shit.

Seems to be back to the normal low murmur of violence now.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales indicated on Monday, Feb. 10 that the father of 5-year-old Jamal Anderson Jr. was among two people taken into custody in connection with the boy's shooting, with charges referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

FOX6 News learned Monday one of the two people in custody was being held on homicide charges.

Anderson Jr. was fatally shot at the Mayfair Apartment Homes near Lovers Lane Road and Silver Spring Drive early Saturday morning, Feb. 8.

The shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. Police said officers found the boy, identified by family as Jamal Anderson, Jr., suffering from a serious gunshot wound. Dispatch audio revealed the wound was "to the stomach." Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and the child died at the scene.

Police: Father in custody after 5-year-old boy fatally shot; 2nd person held on homicide charges

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[Keepalowprofile]

Looking at the other headlines at the link, it seems a lot of people are getting shot in Milwaukee anymore.

Milwaukee is the shithole of the midwest.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Jamal Anderson made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County court on charges associated with the fatal shooting of his 5-year-old son, Jamal Anderson Jr. The court set cash bond at $100,000

Anderson, the boy’s father, faces one count of neglecting a child, consequence is death, one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, THC, 200 to 1,000 grams, and one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, heroin, greater than 10 to 50 grams.

When police first asked Anderson what happened, the complaint says he claimed that “two suspects confronted the defendant. The suspects forced the defendant into his apartment. Once in the apartment, one of the suspects pushed (the boy) to the end of the couch and fired a shot.” The complaint says Anderson indicated both suspects fled the apartment.

A detective located a backpack outside of the apartment building partially buried in a snowbank. Inside the backpack, the complaint says police “located a .40 Glock with an extended magazine. There was a spent casing inside the chamber.”

Later on Feb. 8, police conducted an in-custody interview with Anderson. The complaint says “the defendant continued to maintain his original story of being the victim of a home invasion.” Anderson denied having a gun.

When confronted with the evidence located in the backpack, Anderson changed his story, the complaint says. It was the first of multiple versions of “what happened” that Anderson shared with investigators. Despite investigators’ plea to be truthful, the complaint indicates there were “numerous inconsistencies within the defendant’s multiple statements.” Eventually, the complaint says Anderson “admitted the gun was his.”

On Feb. 9, a Milwaukee police detective listened to the 911 call placed by Anderson. The complaint says during the call, “the defendant reported that ‘somebody just tried to rob me’ and ‘they pushed in my house and they shot, they shot and they shot me, they shot.’ The dispatcher repeatedly asks the defendant what transpired. At 2 minutes and 34 seconds into the call, the defendant discloses for the first time, ‘my son, they shot my son.'”

Anderson is scheduled to be back in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 21.

Jamal Anderson, charged in fatal shooting of his 5-year-old son, held on $100K cash bond

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[caitierig]

Can’t muster a surprised face on that update
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Milwaukee is the shithole of the midwest.

Idk I think Kansas City has its own special brand of shittiness

 

[Sugar Cookie]

How the hell do you shoot your child and live with yourself.

I still feel guilty about a hamster I dropped and killed over twenty years ago.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Name:​

ANDERSON, JAMAL C​

The defendant Jamal C Anderson was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case.

• Neglecting a Child (Consequence is Death), a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 948.21(2).

Charge(s) in this case were read in to this or other case(s). A "read in" charge is a charge that is dismissed as part of a plea agreement, however:

• The defendant agrees to have the court consider the charge(s) when sentencing for another crime, under Wis. Stats. 973.20(1g)(b); and
• The defendant cannot be prosecuted for these charge(s) in the future.

Count no.	Statute	Description	Severity	Disposition
1	948.21(2)	Neglecting a Child (Consequence is Death)	Felony D	Guilty Due to Guilty Plea
2	961.41(1m)(h)2	Possess w/ Intent-THC(>200-1000g)	Felony H	Charge Dismissed but Read In
3	961.41(1m)(d)3	Possess w/Intent-Heroin(>10-50g)	Felony D	Charge Dismissed but Read In

AS TO COUNT 1: The Court sentenced the defendant to a MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT of 20 YEARS, CONSECUTIVE to any other case/sentence, with credit for 216 DAYS time served; the INITIAL TERM OF CONFINEMENT in the Wisconsin State Prison System is 12 YEARS; the MAXIMUM TERM OF EXTENDED SUPERVISION is 8 YEARS.

The defendant is NOT eligible for the Challenge Incarceration Program or the Substance Abuse Program.
The Court imposed the following conditions of extended supervision: 1) Obtain an AODA assessment and successfully complete follow-up treatment; 2) Maintain absolute sobriety with random urine screens - no illegal drugs; no controlled substances unless by valid prescription; 3) Obtain/maintain full-time employment 4) Pay supervision fees; by the end of supervision period or civil judgment to be entered; 5) Provide a DNA sample - pay surcharge; by the end of supervision period or civil judgment to be entered; 6) Pay all remaining mandatory costs, fees, surcharges and assessments by the end of supervision period or civil judgment to be entered; Court allows for up to 25% of prison funds to be applied towards fees/costs. 7) Court Orders Restitution set at $1,329.00 payable to victims mother, J.H. Restitution to be paid FIRST, before fees/costs, remaining balance due by the end of supervision period or civil judgment to be entered; 8) Complete 400 hours of community service 9) DOC to conduct random drug/alcohol testings Appellate rights given to defendant. Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 973.176, the Court advised the defendant of the following restrictions: Firearm possession and Voting.