UPDATED Monday, September 14, 2015---3:17 p.m.
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. (WITI)---14-year-old Keller McQuay appeared in a Racine County court on Monday, September 14th — charged in the death of 14-year-old Vista Jackson.
McQuay faces the following charges:
First-degree reckless homicide
Possession of a firearm by a felon
Possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle
According to the criminal complaint, McQuay shot Jackson on Thursday evening, September 10th inside a home near Douglas and Albert in Racine. Jackson later died from her injuries at a hospital.
The complaint indicates Jackson was in the home with McQuay and a third person. That third person (witness) told police, she heard McQuay and Jackson saying they love each other and shortly thereafter, she “heard a pop. After the pop, McQuay came running to (witness) in the kitchen and said, ‘Vista.'”
A short time later, another person was coming back to the house where the incident happened and saw “Keller McQuay coming out of the doorway.” He stated, “Oh my God, I just shot Vista.”
Two days after the shooting, officers received a phone call from a person who lived two houses away — and “had been out mowing in her backyard when she located a firearm.” The rifle’s wooden stock and barrel had been “sawed off.” The rifle was a .22 caliber. Jackson was shot with a .22 caliber bullet.
In court on Monday, the judge found there was probable cause to send the case to trial. Cash bond for McQuay was set at $250,000 — and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for September 23rd.
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UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 --- 9:35 p.m.
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl in Racine.
Police on Friday identified the victim as 14-year-old Vista Jackson of Racine.
The Racine Police Department says officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a girl suffering from a gunshot wound around 8:20 p.m. Thursday. According to police, she was taken to a hospital before being airlifted to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. She later died.
Police say a 14-year-old suspect was picked up Friday evening during a traffic stop and later arrested. He is being held at the Racine Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The Journal Times reports that Jackson was a freshman at Horlick High School in Racine.
Copyright: Associated Press 2015
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UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 --- 7:35 p.m.
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Racine police have found a 14-year-old boy they were seeking as a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl.
Police on Friday identified the victim as 14-year-old Vista Jackson of Racine.
The Racine Police Department says officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a girl suffering from a gunshot wound around 8:20 p.m. Thursday. According to police, she was taken to a hospital before being airlifted to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, and she later died.
The Journal Times reports that police Lt. Dave Wohlgemuth said the boy who being sought was picked up on a traffic stop Friday.
Jackson is a freshman at Horlick High School in Racine.
Copyright: Associated Press 2015
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UPDATED Friday, September 11, 2015---2:40 p.m.
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Racine police are searching for a 14-year-old boy as a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl.
Police on Friday identified the victim as 14-year-old Vista Jackson of Racine.
The Racine Police Department says officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a girl suffering from a gunshot wound around 8:20 p.m. Thursday. According to police, she was taken to a hospital before being airlifted to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, and she later died.
Police say they want to talk to the boy. Authorities say people should not try to approach the boy, who may be "armed and dangerous."
The Journal Times reports Jackson was a freshman at Horlick High School in Racine.
Copyright 2015: Associated Press
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2015
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Police say a 14-year-old girl has died after being shot in Racine.
The Racine Police Department says officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a girl suffering from a gunshot wound around 8:20 p.m. Thursday. According to police, she was taken to a hospital before being airlifted to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, and she later died.
Racine police said in a news release they've identified "persons of interest" in the shooting, but that the investigation is still unfolding.
Copyright 2015: Associated Press
