Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Second Suspect, 18-year-old Raymond King Charged In Connection With Sildian E. Torres, 27, Homicide On Christmas Eve

King was identified as the driver and criminally charged with reckless homicide and party to a crime in connection with the Christmas Eve murder of 27-year-old Torres at S. 29th Street and W. Greenfield Ave.

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

February 1, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Raymond King, 18, was charged with three felony counts for 1st-degree reckless homicide including party to a crime (PTAC) and two counts for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety including party to a crime in connection with the Christmas Eve homicide of Sildian E. Torres, 27, in the Southside of Milwaukee. Torres was fatally shot in the back while driving her vehicle near the 1300 block of S. 29 Street. She was struck in the left backside of her body.

If convicted, King is facing up to 60 years in prison for reckless homicide PTAC, and is also facing up to 12 years and 6 months in prison and up to $25,000 in fines for each recklessly endangering safety PTAC count. A cash bail of $75,000 was set for King.

In January 4, 2023, Omarion DeAngelo Danielson, 18, the alleged shooter was charged with three felony counts for 1st-degree reckless homicide and two counts for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety in connection with the Torres homicide. 

If convicted, Danielson is facing up to 60 years in prison for reckless homicide, and is also facing up to 12 years and 6 months in prison and up to $25,000 in fines for each recklessly endangering safety count. A cash bail of $300,000 was set for Danielson.

According to the criminal complaint, Danielson and King had gotten into a brief verbal altercation with a group of individuals at the Scott's Beer and Food store located at S. 33 St. and W. Scott Street. They all went outside and Danielson believed the individuals were armed so, he fired at least 10 gunshots blindly at them from the front passenger's window in the vehicle he was traveling and King was driving a Black Taurus.

Torres was driving to her mother's house at the time she was fatally struck by gunfire. In the vehicle with Torres was her husband who was seating in the passenger side and her young son who was seating in the back seat.

Police were able to connect Danielson and King to the Torres homicide by video surveillance camera footage inside the food store and spent cartridges at both crime scenes.

After the shooting, Danielson and King went to a pizza place to eat.

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