Carney was charged with the homicide of Detavius Ollie and shooting of a downstairs neighbor in the Southside of Milwaukee.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
August 29, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Trevion L. Carney, 25, appear in a preliminary hearing at a Milwaukee County court to face criminal charges in connection with the August 23rd shooting death of Detavius Ollie, 20, and shooting of a 35-year-old man, who survived the shooting at the 2000 block of S. 19 Street in Milwaukee's Southside.
Carney was charged on Wednesday with one felony count for 1st-degree intentional homicide and 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, Carney is facing life in prison for 1st-degree intentional homicide and up to 12 years and 6 months in prison for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety and up to 5 years (additional) in prison for using a dangerous weapon while committing a felony.
Carney remains at the Milwaukee County jail, with a $150,000 cash bail.
According to the criminal complaint, Carney wearing a half facial mask broke into his ex-girlfriend's duplex apartment with a rifle. His ex-girlfriend managed to escape, but Ollie remained inside. Carney fired his rifle at least 19 times critically wounding Ollie.
Police say, that they located 19 spent cartridges in the upper duplex apartment where Ollie was shot, also 14 shots that went through the floor striking the downstairs neighbor in the hand, and a shot that grazed his chest.
The downstairs neighbor says, that he heard an argument and then shots, he called police.
While Ollie was being transported to the hospital by ambulance, he managed to identify Carney as the shooter, to a police officer riding with him in the ambulance.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Ollie died at the hospital 2 hours and 4 minutes after he was shot by Carney.
Ollie was in a relationship the Carney's ex-girlfriend. Carney when arrested told police that he went to visit his ex-girlfriend while carrying a rifle, when he got to the upper apartment door, he heard an argument inside and became worried about his ex-girlfriend. So, he broke the door open, while his ex-girlfriend ran passed him after recognizing him with a half mask and carrying a rifle, Carney entered the apartment and shot at Ollie multiple times.
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