Victor M. Cintron Jr. Sentenced To Life In Prison With Possibility Of Parole In 50 Years For The May 2019 Homicide Of Jose Rodriguez-Castro In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Cintron Jr. fatally shot Rodriguez-Castro in a jealous rage over his ex-girlfriend.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

December 23, 2021

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Victor M. Cintron Jr., 26, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving at least 50 years in prison for the May 3, 2019 1st-degree intentional homicide of Jose Rodriguez-Castro, 22, in the Southside of Milwaukee.

According to the criminal complaint, Cintron Jr. fatally shot Rodriguez-Castro at least 8 times and struck Rodriguez's girlfriend who was pregnant at the time once in the leg. Cintron Jr. used to date Rodriguez's girlfriend before she broke up with him and began to date Rodriguez.

Rodriguez's girlfriend identified Cintron Jr. as the suspect who killed Rodriguez-Castro in cold blood at the 2700 block of W. Forest Home Ave.