Milwaukee shooting injures 13-year-old boy; 2 charged

MILWAUKEE – Two people are accused in an Oct. 27 shooting that injured a 13-year-old boy on Milwaukee’s north side, but court records indicate the child was not the intended target.

Prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Antonia Wren and 26-year-old Isaiah Ragsdale with multiple crimes in the case. A warrant has been issued for Ragsdale’s arrest, court records show.

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According to a criminal complaint, officers were called to the area of ​​35th Street and Glendale Avenue around 9 a.m. that day for reports of a shooting. When police arrived on scene, they found the 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his right knee. He was taken to Children’s Wisconsin.

At the scene of the shooting, officers found one shell casing on the front steps leading from the sidewalk to a house, and four additional shell casings in the street in front of the house. Officers also noticed blood on the porch leading to the house.

According to the complaint, police interviewed another victim. She said she had broken up with her girlfriend and that the morning of the shooting she woke up to her ex-girlfriend banging on her door. She said she went to the door and saw her ex-girlfriend and Wren.

That victim said she started arguing with her ex-girlfriend, and Wren jumped into the fight, according to prosecutors. Wren and Ragsdale then started shooting; Ragsdale got out of a vehicle and fired into the air, the victim said.

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According to court records, the victim told investigators that Wren put the gun to her head and fired a shot, but she moved her head to the side and the shot hit the 13-year-old boy instead.

According to the complaint, Wren and Ragsdale fled the scene in a black Honda. The victim said Ragsdale fired additional shots as they drove away.

During an interview with police, the 13-year-old boy said the other victim’s ex-girlfriend showed up at their home. He said he went outside to break up a physical fight. As he tried to break up the fight, a man and a woman, whom he later identified as Wren and Ragsdale, attempted to shoot the other victim, hitting him in the leg.

In court

Wren appeared in court on Thursday, October 21. Her bond was set at $25,000, and she is charged with the following:

• Attempted premeditated intentional murder
• Reckless Injury in the First Degree

Court records show a warrant has been issued for Ragsdale’s arrest. He is charged with:

• First degree recklessly endangering safety
• Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
• Misdemeanor Bail (two counts)