Christopher P. Stokes Charged With Five Counts Of First-degree Intentional Homicide In Connection With Family Murders In Milwaukee

Five family members who were murdered identified.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 1, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - On Thursday, Christopher P. Stokes, 43, was charged with five felony counts of first-degree intentional homicide while in use of a dangerous weapon and one felony count for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Stokes is facing up to five life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole and 35 years including 5 years in prison for each count of homicide while using a dangerous weapon and 10 years for possession of a weapon and $25,000 in fines, according to the criminal complaint.

Stokes is being held on a $500,000 cash bail and a hold has been placed, indicating that he can't bailout.

On Monday, April 27, 2020, at approximately 10:38 a.m., the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) received a call for police services from a suspect that was later identified as Stokes, who stated his family was massacred (killed) by him and that the weapon (a 12 gauge Mossberg shotgun) used in the crime was upstairs with the bodies and that he was outside the home seating on the front steps. Upon officers' arrival, they discovered 5 deceased victims at the upper level of a home in the 2800 block of N. 12th Street. Stokes was taken into custody at the scene without incident by police, according the criminal complaint.

A weapon, 12 gauge Mossberg shotgun including 12 spent cartridges were recovered at the crime scene. A 19-year-old deceased male victim was found with multiple wounds in the living room and in the bedroom, police found four deceased victims ages, 14 (male), 16 (female) and 17 (female) with multiple fatal wounds and a deceased 41-year-old female victim with a fatal wound to the torso. 

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's report indicated four victims ages, 14, 16, 17 and 19 died from multiple gunshot wounds and the 41-year-old victim died from a single gunshot wound to the torso ruling that all the deaths were homicides.

Also, a toddler was found alive inside the home and is doing well.

The deceased victims were identified as:

 • Demetrius R. Thomas, 14-year-old male

• Tera R. Agee, 16-year-old female

• Lakeitha M. Stokes, 17-year-old female 

• Marcus G. Stokes, 19-year-old male

•Teresa R. Thomas, 41-year-old female 

The criminal charges were filed on Thursday by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, according to court records.