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Jury Gets Case in Trial of Tremaine Jones in Milwaukee Officer Ambush

Jurors now weigh evidence that lacks a direct view of the shooter.

Overview

  • After closing arguments, the judge sent the case to the jury to decide charges that include first-degree intentional homicide and possible lesser reckless counts.
  • Prosecutors highlighted neighbor videos, multiple 911 calls, cellphone location data, and lab findings that matched shell casings and bullet fragments to a single AR‑style rifle.
  • Jurors heard a recorded call in which Jones told his mother he was in the alley, described officers arriving without lights, and said he fired into the air out of fear.
  • Key gaps remain in the proof because the body-camera videos do not show the shooter and no eyewitness saw who fired, though some placed Jones nearby with a rifle.
  • The defense conceded Jones possessed the short‑barreled rifle and his backpack but argued misidentification and a six‑minute gap in the timeline create reasonable doubt.