Man Gets Prison After Downtown Milwaukee Shootout That Injured 17

MILWAUKEE, WI — After a hail of gunfire injured 17 in downtown Milwaukee last May, a 23-year prison sentenced was handed down Thursday to one of the men involved, according to court records.

Lemont R. Siller, 22, was among three men charged in May 2022 in connection with the shooting that caused mass panic after an NBA playoff game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. In April, Siller pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated battery and four charges of first-degree reckless endangerment, according to online court records.

On Thursday, he was sentenced to 15 years for the aggravated assault and an additional 8 years for each reckless endangerment charge to be served concurrently, totaling 23 years in prison, according to online court records.

An initial criminal complaint said Siller was among a trio who conspired to harm someone, "RL," after a "longstanding dispute." After Siller and others saw RL in the area of North Water Street and Highland on May 13, 2022, around 11 p.m., they surrounded RL and gunfire soon erupted among multiple people, surveillance footage showed according to the complaint.

“… officers heard dozens of gunshots and observed several hundred citizens fleeing from the area,” the complaint said. “… the shooters fired shots in their direction nearly striking several of the officers.”

Siller was among 10 people arrested the morning after the shooting, according to police, although none of the people injured that night suffered life threatening injuries.

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