A 39-year-old Milwaukee man suspected of shooting into a car and killing 3-year-old Brooklyn Harris was once charged in a near-homicide and causing a hit-and-run crash.
Police say Antonio Deshawn Bratcher apparently fired into the car when Brooklyn's mom pulled away from a curb, according to court records.
Investigators sought a search warrant for Bratcher's DNA, outlining what they believe happened when Brooklyn and several other children came under fire during an apparent act of road rage.
According to the search warrant affidavit:
About
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Brooklyn's mother went to pick up a friend and the friend's daughter. She parked on Bonny Place and waited for them to get in the car.After the woman and child were in their seats, Brooklyn's mother noticed a black SUV behind her.
She waited for the SUV to pass, but it did not move so she began driving and turned onto North 42nd Street.
Then, she heard gunshots and glass breaking.She turned to see her daughter bleeding.
Brooklyn had been hit in the head. The 3-year-old girl died less than an hour later at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where paramedics had taken her for treatment.
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