Avalos-Morales was charged with the reckless homicide of Raysean L. Barnes, who was fatally shot at South Stadium during the Youth Flag Day football games in the Southside of Milwaukee.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
October 20, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Sunday, Gavino Avalos-Morales, 30, was charged with three felony counts, 1st-degree reckless homicide including use of a dangerous weapon, discharge firearm in school zone and possess firearm on grounds of school for the October 12, 2024 fatal shooting of Raysean L. Barnes, 47, aka, "Too Cent" at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) South Stadium, 1023 W. Windlake Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee.
If convicted, Avalos-Morales is facing up to 60 years in prison for reckless homicide, and up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for discharging a firearm in a school zone, and up to 3 years and 5 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for possessing a firearm on the grounds of a school. Avalos-Morales is booked at the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office jail with a $225,000 cash bond.
Avalos-Morales shot Barnes in the chest (abdomen). Barnes suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Police are looking for a second suspect that accompanied Avalos-Morales when he shot Barnes.
MPS was having the Youth Flag Day football games at South Stadium when Avalos-Morales shot Barnes.
The criminal complaint says, Barnes was not involved in a fight that occurred between a suspect that accompanied Avalos-Morales and several other individuals. Barnes was was walking from the bleachers to get a water bottle from his vehicle for a teen that accompanied him to the football games.
Barnes was walking by when he came upon the altercation between a sought suspect and an unidentified individual who punched the suspect.
A nearby video surveillance showed that Barnes had his hands up like a surrendering position when Avalos-Morales took out a handgun and pointed it at Barnes, he was then shot by Avalos-Morales.
Barnes was not involved in the altercation when he was shot. Barnes after getting shot fell face down, according to the criminal complaint.
Avalos-Morales and his accomplice then fled the scene in a white SUV Mazda.
Police were able to recover a two 9mm spent cartridges at the crime scene. According to police NIBIN analysis, the two spent cartridges firing pin and the ejecting marks matched the same weapon that was used in a previous shooting at an alley located behind 1524 S. 10 Street, where a white SUV Mazda CX-9 was seen in a video surveillance footage, like the same vehicle Avalos-Morales and his accomplice fled in after shooting Barnes at South Stadium.
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