MILWAUKEE (CBS) – Four Chicago men were charged Friday in a shooting that left a man dead near a Taco Bell in Milwaukee.
Stanley Smith Jr., 41, was shot and killed outside the Taco Bell at 5630 W. North Ave. on Sunday, May 5, around 6:20 p.m. in Milwaukee’s Uptown neighborhood.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors named the suspects as Lamont Stanton, 19; Correnthis Neal, 18; Tramaine Walton, 17; and Jovani Velazquez, 30, are part of an organized car theft ring in Chicago – and had come to Milwaukee to steal luxury SUVs.
According to a criminal complaint reported by CBS 58 Milwaukee, Smith was at Scene 1 Restaurant & Lounge, located on Milwaukee’s North Avenue, a block away from the scene of the shooting. An announcement was made at the restaurant warning customers that people were breaking into cars in the parking lot, CBS 58 reported.
Prosecutors said Smith intervened to prevent his vehicle from being stolen and was fighting masked men near his black SUV when he was shot and killed, CBS 58 reported.
He was shot four times — including twice in the head — and died a few days later, prosecutors told the station.
Stanton, Neal and Walton were all arrested last Tuesday after a police chase in downtown Milwaukee, CBS 58 reported. Velazquez was arrested a few days later when police tracked his phone, the station reported.
All suspects face multiple charges. Stanton is charged with first-degree reckless homicide, CBS 58 reported. All four are also charged with attempted armed carjacking, the station reported.
