1 1/2 years in prison for man who fatally shot Milwaukee mother of 4

By artappraiser on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 2:31am |

MILWAUKEE - A 24-year-old Milwaukee man was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison for the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Raven Coley, a mother of four young children, near 23rd and Kilbourn on Feb. 4.

Deonte Wilkins pleaded guilty to one count of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon on June 23. In total Wilkins' sentence spans four years -- up to two-and-half-years of that sentence may be served as extended supervision. He was and given credit for 17 days served.

According to a criminal complaint, officers found Coley suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Milwaukee County medical examiner ruled her death a homicide as the result of a single gunshot wound to the head.

The complaint states that Wilkins was alone with Coley [....]

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Right next to the story on the news menu are these as well; this is pretty outrageous stuff but is what the everyday news is like there, it's become a very violent city. All have pictures if you care about race

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