'Staged' Robbery Led To Fatal Burger King Shooting, Prosecutors Say

MILWAUKEE, WI — Prosecutors said that a man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting, the victim of the fatal shooting and his daughter had 'staged' the robbery of a Milwaukee Burger King before the shooting, a criminal complaint said.

Antoine Edwards, 41, is charged with felony murder, contribution to a juvenile's delinquency that lead to death and felony possession of a firearm, court records showed.

Milwaukee police also arrested a 16-year-old worker, who the complaint said is Edwards' daughter. She told police that the robbery was "staged" to steal money and said that she was in on it, the complaint said.

The Milwaukee Police Department is still looking for Derrick Ellis, 34, who is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Niesha Harris-Brazell in a crossfire with Edwards. Ellis, who was an employee at the restaurant, wasn't in on the plot but is being charged with possessing a gun as a felon.

Harris-Brazell's grandmother Ida Lane disputed the complaint. "My granddaughter didn’t have to do nothing but save what she needed or what she wanted. We were trying to instill values in her," Lane told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The shooting happened in the 5100 block of West Capitol Avenue around 10:25 p.m., police said. Harris-Brazell was found seriously hurt at the restaurant and died after being taken to a local hospital.

Patch has reached out to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office for comment.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call police at 414-935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or through the P3 Tips App.