Milwaukee police: Arrest made in killing of 6-year-old Justin Evans Jr.
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the killing of 6-year-old Justin Evans Jr., Milwaukee police said Monday.
Charges are pending at the Milwaukee County district attorney's office, police said.
Justin was shot and killed July 22 on his grandmother's porch in the 3600 block of N. 23rd St.
Justin was about to leave on a fishing trip with his stepdad and was running up the stairs of the porch to tell his mom goodbye when gunfire erupted.
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On Aug. 1, the same day as his funeral, Milwaukee police announced two arrests had been made in the case. Those men, ages 23 and 32, were not charged.
Since 2012, 10 children have been killed by gunfire in Milwaukee.
Justin is Milwaukee's youngest victim to die by gunfire this year.
Two teens, 14-year-old Chrisima Murry and 16-year-old Emani Robinson, were shot and killed earlier this year in separate incidents.
Justin was remembered as an athletic, competitive little boy was eager to start the first grade at Elm Creative Arts School in Milwaukee.
He often would go camping and fishing in Green Bay with his stepdad on Saturdays and had caught his first fish a week before he was killed, his family said.