Jury trial set for former Hales Corners firefighter charged in fatal Third Ward shooting
Caesar Fuentes is charged in the fatal shooting of Andre Nicholson.
According to a criminal complaint, an argument over high school basketball led to the shooting last December.
Fuentes turned himself in to police shortly afterward.
His trial is scheduled to begin July 26. Share this article:
Former firefighter accused in Third Ward fatal shooting of Andre Nicholson bound over for trial
Family and friends mourn Milwaukee s Third Ward homicide victim; suspect turns self in MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) A former firefighter, accused in the killing of a man outside a bar in Milwaukee s Third Ward, was bound over for trial on Wednesday, Dec. 23.
Caesar Fuentes, 23, is charged with first degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon in connection to the shooting death of 24-year-old Andre Nicholson. Investigators say the two were arguing over who had the better basketball team, and Fuentes is accused of shooting Anderson six times.
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