Milwaukee Man Shot 7 Times Over Matter of Stolen Sunglasses; Suspect at Large

MILWAUKEE, WI — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who police say shot a man seven times over a matter of stolen sunglasses.

That man, Shelton King, Jr. of the 3500 block of N. 6th St. in Milwaukee, faces up to 15 years behind bars if he is convicted of the crime.

According to his criminal complaint, police were alerted to a "shot-spotter" alert which indicated a potential shooting incident on the 1500 block of W. Groeling Ave. in Milwaukee on Sept. 22.

When police arrived on scene, officers found victim Delaeo D. Booker on the porch with blood trails from the victim leaving 1550 W. Groeling Av. leading to a neighboring address. Officers determined that Booker had received multiple gunshot wounds.

He was transported to Froedtert Hospital for treatment. At Froedtert Hospital, it was determined that Booker had received 7 gunshot wounds, 4 to the abdomen, 1 to the left thigh, 1 to the right wrist and 1 to the groin above the genitals, the criminal complaint said.

According to police, while in transport to Froedtert Hospital, Booker was heard to say to officers “ Shelton Martin !, black Lexus, passenger seat” !.

Later at the hospital, Booker stated to officers that he had been walking in the area when he became aware of a black Lexus following slowly behind him. He told police that the Lexus pulled along side of him at 1540 W. Groeling Av. and he, Booker, observed “Shelton” raise a black handgun and begin shooting at him, the criminal complaint stated.

Booker then stated that the Lexus then fled the scene.

According to police, the next day at the hospital, Booker told officers that the shooter, known as “Shelton” had been bothering Booker over the theft of Shelton’s sunglasses for some time.

Police reported that Booker proclaimed his innocence to Shelton to no avail, and that Shelton continued to accuse Booker of theft.

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