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Steven Perkins

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Jan 01, 2023

Victim Details

Steven Perkins

Male

Milwaukee

WI

2023-01-01

17

Steven

Perkins

Yes

07/17/2026

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On New Year's Day 2023, the life of 17-year-old Steven Perkins was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire at a Milwaukee restaurant. The male teenager was inside JJ's Fish and Chicken near 33rd and Villard when the fatal encounter unfolded, marking the city's first homicide of the year.

The incident began when an individual, later identified as 16-year-old Javontae Jones, entered the restaurant with a gun visible in his waistband. Shortly after, Perkins arrived with another person. Th ...
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  • WTMJ: 16-year-old boy in Milwaukee charged for homicide at JJ's Fish and Chicken on New Year's Day
  • TMJ4 News: Milwaukee teen killed in triple shooting Sunday night, police say
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