Deadly shooting in Milwaukee, 19th and Forest Home, man charged

MILWAUKEE – A 25-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with a shooting that left one person dead and another injured on August 23. Trevion Carney is charged with first-degree intentional murder, first-degree reckless endangerment of safety and use of a dangerous weapon.

According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were called to a residence in the area of ​​19th Street and Forest Home Avenue around 1:44 a.m. for reports of a shooting.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found two victims, one in a second-floor apartment and the other in the apartment directly below. The victim who was shot in the second-floor apartment, later identified by the coroner as Detavius ​​Ollie, died at the hospital. The victim in the lower apartment suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and a graze wound to the chest.

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According to the complaint, an officer drove Detavius ​​Ollie to the hospital in the ambulance. During the ride, Ollie identified the shooter as “Trevion” and claimed Trevion was his current girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.

Detavius ​​Ollie’s girlfriend later spoke to investigators. She told officers that she was with Ollie in her apartment the night of the murder when she heard a loud knock on the door. She claims her ex-boyfriend, Trevion Carney, kicked the door in. He was allegedly wearing a mask over the lower part of his face and was armed with a rifle. The woman claims she ran past him and down the stairs before hearing several gunshots.

The resident of the downstairs apartment told police he was awakened by loud arguing. He reported hearing several gunshots before realizing he had been hit in the hand. He then lay down on the floor and called 911.

According to the complaint, Trevion Carney admitted to kicking in the apartment door and shooting the victim multiple times with his rifle. He stated that he had been dating the woman who lived in the apartment since March 2024. He claims he went there to see her on the night of the murder and took his rifle with him.

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When he got to the door, Carney heard the woman arguing with a man inside. He decided he “had to get in to get the woman, so he kicked the door and rammed her with his shoulder,” the lawsuit says. Once inside the apartment, Carney claims, “the victim made a movement and he could not make out what the victim was doing, so he panicked and started shooting,” the lawsuit says.

According to the report, police found 19 cartridge cases in the apartment on the second floor. In the apartment directly below, police discovered 14 bullet holes in the ceiling and walls, which apparently came from bullets fired in the apartment above.

Carney is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Milwaukee County Court on Wednesday, August 28.