Wednesday, June 29, 2022

2020 Mayfair Mall Shooter Xavier Sevilla, Then 15 Should Be Waived To Adult Court, Wisconsin State Supreme Court Ruled

The Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled that a 15-year-old male shooter only identified in a juvenile petition as X.S. who was arrested for the Mayfair Mall shooting incident in 2020 should have been waived to adult.

By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

June 29, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled that X.S. who was named in a juvenile petition for the Mayfair Mall shooting in 2020 and later identified as Xavier Sevilla (now 17) should be waived to adult court. 

The majority (4-3) of the State Supreme court justices in the ruling including Chief Justice Annette Zeigler agreed that Milwaukee County Children's Court Judge Brittany Grayson erred when she denied a State's waiver petition in an attempt to have Sevilla tried as an adult in regards to the severity of his criminal acts while carrying a conceal firearm and discharging the weapon inside Mayfair Mall during an altercation with another group on November 20, 2020 resulting with eight victims (7 adults and 1 teen) being injured by gunfire. Sevilla fled the scene with the help of his family, according to court records.

The justices also noted that Sevilla has had a troubled criminal history as a juvenile including being shot during a drug deal gone bad and the discovery of 133 grams of cannabis when a K9 was used by police to search his backpack.

Sevilla who was identified by Wisconsin Right Now dot com was on probation for a prior criminal offense and was not supposed to violate his conditions of probation.

According to police, Sevilla fled the scene by calling a Uber, which took him to his family residence. Police arrested the Sevilla a day after while traveling in a vehicle with Illinois plates. A Glock 9mm handgun was recovered when the teen was taken into custody. The suspect also had a packed bag and was attempting to flee the state.

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