Saturday, October 24, 2026

19-year-old Jeremiah N. Taylor Found Guilty For The December 2024 Double Homicide Of Exziel Rivera, 15, And Nayah Vásquez, 18, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Taylor is facing two life terms without parole for the December 25, 2024 double homicide of Exziel Rivera, 15, and Nayah Vásquez, 18, in the Southside of Milwaukee.

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

October 24, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Jeremiah N. Taylor, 19, was found guilty on two felony counts for 1st-degree intentional homicide for the December 25, 2024 double homicide of Exziel Rivera, 15, and Nayah Vásquez, 18, at the 1100 block of S. 37 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Taylor with be sentenced on November 11, 2026, and is facing two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole, according to Milwaukee County court records.

Taylor is the second convicted felon in connection with the double homicide. 

In July 2025, Quintarez D. Morris, 18, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but will serve 5 years in prison and 5 years of extended supervision in a plea deal with prosecutors. Morris who was the driver pleaded guilty under a plea agreement to one felony  count of 1st-degree reckless homicide for the double drive-by homicides of Rivera and Vásquez on Christmas Day in 2024 in Milwaukee.

Under the plea agreement, Morris testified against his accomplice, Taylor, who fatally shot both Rivera and Vásquez in a drive-by.


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