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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Man charged in Third Ward homicide resigns from Hales Corners Fire
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Caesar Fuentes
MILWAUKEE - The suspect accused in the fatal shooting of Andra Nicholson, Jr., 25, in an alley in Milwaukee s Third Ward Sunday, Dec. 6 has resigned his position as a firefighter with the Hales Corners Fire Department.
Caesar Fuentes, 23, faces one count of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon.
The Village of Hales Corners released the following statement:
Caesar Fuentes has tendered his resignation from the Hales Corners Fire Department effective December 14, 2020.
Prosecutors say Fuentes and Nicholson were at Site 1A when they got into an argument over who had the better high school basketball team. The complaint said Fuentes called Nicholson a Whitefish Bay (expletive), and Nicholson hit him. Nicholson was asked to leave the bar and Fuentes followed him minutes later.
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