The Milwaukee County D.A.'s Office decided not to criminally charge a 22-year-old male suspect from Greenfield who was shot by a 33-year-old Milwaukee police officer after the suspect allegedly discharged his handgun in the air at the Cinco de Mayo Impromptu gathering at the 1200 block of S. 15 Pl near S. César E. Chávez Drive, according to Milwaukee police.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
May 26, 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Deon D. Nabers, 17, entered a not guilty plea and waived a preliminary hearing. Nabors was charged on May 10, 2023 with two felonies for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of a dangerous weapon and for possession of a machine gun, and one misdemeanor count for possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. A $5,000 cash bail was set for Nabors.
If convicted, Nabors is facing 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines for endangering safety, and up to 6 years in prison for use of a machine gun and up to $10,000 in fines. He is also facing up to 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for possession of a weapon by a person under 18.
On May 5, 2023, Nabors discharged his handgun in the air around 11:00 p.m. at the 1200 block of S. César E. Chávez Drive in a crowed parking lot at El Charro Liquor store. A 40-year-old Milwaukee police officer ordered Nabors to stop, but Nabors with his handgun in his hoodie sweatshirt pocket continued to flee from the officer and was shot multiple times, according to several videos.
Police confirmed a handgun used by Nabors was recovered from the shooting scene at the 1200 block of S. Chávez Drive and the weapon had a Glock switch inatalled, which converts a semi-automatic handgun to an automatic firing weapon. The Wauwatosa Police Department investigated the shooting at the 1200 block of S. Chávez Drive and charged Nabors.
Also at another reported shooting around the same time at the 1200 block of S. 15 Pl where a 22-year-old male suspect from was shot by a 33-year-old Milwaukee police officer after the suspect allegedly discharged his handgun in the air and failed orders to drop the handgun. In this particular shooting case, the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office decided not to criminally charge the 22-year-old man, because he had a conceal carry permit and was exchanging gunfire with another suspect. The D.A. determined, the 22-year-old man from Greenfield fired his gun in self-defense, police reported in the recently released video. Police found spent cartridges from two different weapons at the scene.
The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team conducted the shooting investigation at the 1200 block of S. 15 Pl, according to Milwaukee police.
Milwaukee police released video footage of several shootings at the 5 de Mayo 2023 impromptu gathering:
Videos of Cinco de Mayo 2023 shooting at link: https://tinyurl.com/4be7pdmz
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