2 sentenced for roles in shootings after 2022 Milwaukee Bucks game that left 17 people wounded
This photo taken from video provided by WISN 12 News shows police responding to the scene of a shooting at Water Street and Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee, Friday, May 13, 2022. Twenty people were injured in two shootings in downtown Milwaukee near an entertainment district where thousands of people were watching the Bucks play the Celtics in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals, authorities said. There was no immediate indication whether the two shootings were related or involved fans who were watching the game. (WISN 12 News via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two Milwaukee residents were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a series of shootings that left at least 17 people wounded near the Fiserv Forum after a Milwaukee Bucks playoff game in May 2022.
Marquise Jackson, 25, was sentenced to 22 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision after he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and seven counts of first-degree reckless injury.
Alexus Jackson-Milton, 21, was sentenced to five years in prison and five years extended supervision after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated battery.
Police have said the shootings stemmed from a long-standing dispute between two groups.
Two other men have pleaded guilty in connection with the shootings. One was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Victor Prado, with MKE Downtown, clears debris near the corner of North Water Street and East Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee, Saturday, May 14, 2022, where multiple people were shot and injured late Friday in Milwaukee's downtown bar district after the Milwaukee Bucks playoff game. Authorities say multiple people were injured in two shootings in downtown Milwaukee near an entertainment district where thousands of people were watching the Bucks play the Celtics in the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
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