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18-Year-Old Charged in Deadly Water Street Shooting in Milwaukee

Prosecutors say identifications, surveillance video and a handgun match support the charges.

Overview

  • Deonta Harmon, 18, was charged Thursday with first-degree reckless homicide, two counts of first-degree reckless injury, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • The shooting unfolded early Sunday near North Water Street and East Knapp Street, where 22-year-old Dylan Jackson died at the scene and an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old were wounded.
  • Detectives said the surviving victims identified Harmon, and a broken Cuban link necklace found at the scene matched one he wore in surveillance footage.
  • Police arrested Harmon at his mother's home Tuesday and recovered a black 9mm handgun with an extended magazine that investigators say matches six casings from the scene.
  • Court records show Harmon was convicted of a felony on March 18, which prosecutors cite as the basis for the felon-in-possession charge.