MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police arrested 17-year-old Benjamin N. Garrett in connection to the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl.
Garrett is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety, both as a party to a crime.
Police arrested Garrett on Monday.
Olivia Schultz was killed two weeks ago while helping her mom unload groceries outside their home near 38th and Rohr in Milwaukee. The girl's mother, 46-year-old Celeste Wilson, was also shot but survived.
If convicted, Garrett could face up to 72.5 years in prison and could be fined up to $25,000.
Milwaukee police say the shooting happened on Monday, Oct. 10 around 6 p.m. near 38th and Rohr.
According to a criminal complaint, police found two people shot in the backyard, identified as Schultz and Wilson. Schultz later died from her injuries at the hospital.
Wilson told police she parked in the alley behind her home after grocery shopping with her husband. After parking, she saw two young men walking in the alley "looking around." The complaint says both men were masked. After walking past their car, one of the suspects pulled out a gun. Wilson told police she said he did not need to do anything with the gun and that "it's not worth it." At the same time, her husband had carried a grocery bag into the home.
According to the complaint, once her husband and children, including Schultz, came outside to help continue unloading groceries, the two men began walking away. When the suspects were four houses away, one of the suspects pulled out his gun and began shooting at the family.
The complaint says as Wilson turned to take cover, she was shot in her back and then saw her daughter, Schultz, had also been shot.
On Oct. 11, a day after the shooting, one of the family members was able to identify one of the suspects in a Facebook photo, later identified as Garrett.
A GoFundMe has been created for the Schultz family. Follow this link to donate.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
