Milwaukee homicide: 12-year-old charged, pizza receipt led to arrest

A 12-year-old boy is charged as an adult with killing a Milwaukee man. The motive – to steal guns. 

Back on Wednesday, March 15, a person placed an order for a pizza at Domino's Pizza. The phone number was on the receipt. The pizza was delivered to a home near 38th and Townsend. Several days later, police found the receipt, along with the body of 34-year-old Brandon Felton.

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Fatal shooting near 38th and Townsend, Milwaukee

Court documents say police called the phone number on the pizza receipt – and a boy picked up. 

On Monday, March 27, that same 12-year-old boy appeared before a juvenile court judge. He is now charged with first-degree intentional homicide, party to a crime. Bond was set at $100,000.

FOX6 News is not naming the boy.

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The criminal complaint in this case says the boy killed Felton because he would not sell the 12-year-old guns. 

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Vel R. Phillips Youth and Family Justice Center, Milwaukee

Police pulled text messages from the child's phone the day Felton was killed. The child sent a message to someone else saying…

Defendant: "Or should I kill him...(right now)."
Friend: "Don’t let him know we coming"
Defendant: "He on the couch laying down..."
Defendant: "Cuz I can belt him (right now)"

The 12-year-old initially denied ordering the pizza, or any involvement in the homicide. But his mother brought the child back to the police department after learning he lied.

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Fatal shooting near 38th and Townsend, Milwaukee

Police pulled phone records and say the boy's phone was located at Felton's home – and was tracked back to the child's home after he was picked up by his friends. 

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Court documents say phone records show the boy told his friend he planned to rob Felton of his guns, including an AR-15-style rifle, nearly a week before Felton was killed.

Milwaukee police say they are seeking additional suspects, but have not said who they are looking for. 

The child's attorney is not commenting.