Twelve-year-old Marquell Newburn was fatally shot on the north side of Milwaukee on the afternoon of Saturday, October 26, 2024. The shooting happened inside a minivan near North 48th Street and West Center Street. Emergency crews took Marquell to Children’s Wisconsin, where he died of gunshot wounds to his neck and chin about an hour after arrival.

Court documents and witness statements say Marquell was in the vehicle with three other young people when a 15-year-old boy, identified as Deondre Davis, was handling a gun. According to those accounts, Davis pointed the weapon at Marquell, who told him not to, and the gun then discharged, striking Marquell in the face. A neighbor described the two boys as good childhood friends.

The Milwaukee Police Department arrested Davis in connection with the shooting, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office filed charges treating him as an adult. If anyone knew Marquell or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what you can.