Wednesday, August 14, 2024

17-year-old Julian D. Broden Charged With 1st-degree Reckless Homicide For The Murder Of Jesús Huerta-Correa, 20, Over A Pair Of Sneakers In The Southside Of Milwaukee


Huerta-Correa, a sneaker and clothing vendor was fatally shot multiple times by Broden in an attempt armed robbery in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 14, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Julian D. Broden, 17, was assigned a public defender during a preliminary hearing in connection with the July 23, 2024 homicide of Jesús Huerta-Correa, 20, aka, "Chuy" in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Broden was charged on August 3, with one felony count of 1st-degree reckless homicide including use of a dangerous weapon and party to a crime, and two felony counts for possess firearm-adjudicated delinquent of a felony.

If convicted, Broden is facing up to 60 years in prison for 1st-degree reckless homicide, and up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for each count of possession of a firearm. A $150,000 cash bail was set for Broden.

On July 23rd, Milwaukee police responded to multiple shots fired at the 1400 block of S. 23 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee. When police arrived, they found Huerta-Correa shot multiple times in the alley. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office pronounced Huerta-Correa deceased at the scene.

According to police, Broden shot Huerta-Correa for a pair of sneakers in an attempted armed robbery. 

Huerta-Correa was well known in the Southside of Milwaukee as a sneaker and clothing, GrailzMKE LLC vendor, according to social media posts and the GrailzMKE website.


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