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20-05-2025
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Milwaukee infant drowned in bathtub, mother charged with negligence
Four minutes. That's how long a Milwaukee mother told police her two young children were in a bathtub with water and out of her eyesight. And that was long enough for one of them to turn up dead. More: During the rescue of an 8-year-old near a Kenosha beach, a 5-year-old went missing in the water and later died Selena Renee Doxzon, 28, has been charged with neglecting a child, resulting in death, according to a criminal complaint filed on May 19. According to the complaint, Doxzon left her 13-month-old son and 3-year-old son unattended in a bathtub on May 15 while she went to the kitchen to make breakfast and wash dishes. After about four minutes, the 3-year-old walked into the kitchen soaking wet. Doxzon went back to the bathroom and found the infant floating face-up and unresponsive, the complaint said. A neighbor assisted with CPR until emergency responders arrived. The child was taken to Children's Wisconsin hospital, where officials pronounced him dead. More: Milwaukee beaches still don't have lifeguards. Here's what you should know about beach safety. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's preliminary ruling listed the cause of death as asphyxiation due to drowning. Investigators noted in the complaint the water in the bathtub was 3½ to 4 inches in depth, and that it reached the child's lower abdomen. Investigators said Doxzon acknowledged the water level was too high for the younger child's size and conceded she could not see the bathroom from the kitchen to keep an eye on the children, the complaint said. Children account for roughly one in four of the 3,500 drowning deaths that occur each year in the United States, according to the Children's Safety Network, a Massachusetts-based agency that works with state and jurisdiction programs to create safer environments for children. More: Brown Deer woman charged with second-degree homicide in dental surgeon's shooting death Nearly half of the children who die from drown are infants or toddlers. Most infant drownings occur in bathtubs, according to Children's Safety Network data. The charge Doxzom faces is a class-D felony, and carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Infant drowned in bathtub, Milwaukee mother faces negligence charge
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25-02-2025
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2 people arrested in fatal shooting of Milwaukee 4-year-old
Two people were behind bars Monday, and face felony charges in the shooting death last week of 4-year-old JaiNadia Little. Anthony Brookshire, 41, and Derreanna Little, 25, were arrested over the weekend and charged with neglecting a child with the consequence of death, as a party to a crime. Brookshire also faces two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Brookshire and Little made initial court appearances on Saturday. Bonds for their release were set at $100,000 and $5,000, respectively. They remained in custody Monday, online jail records show. Brookshire and Little are expected to be back in court March 4 for a preliminary hearing. Little, who prosecutors believe is JaiNadia's aunt, also has a bail hearing set for Wednesday. More: A 15-year-old Milwaukee boy is identified as victim found in burning car last week A criminal complaint paints a grim picture of what unfolded inside the northwest Milwaukee home where the drama unfolded on Feb. 17. A 911 dispatcher got a call just after 9:45 p.m. The dispatcher asked what the emergency was, but got no answer. Moments later, the woman could be heard screaming, then the call dropped, the complaint says. A second call was placed to 911 from the same number and the woman is again heard. "Stay with me, stay with me," a female's voice is heard saying. "It's OK, you hear me, stay woke.' Moments later, the woman yells, "Anthony, go get my baby." The woman didn't speak directly with the dispatcher in either call. Milwaukee police went to the home in the area of North 39th Street and Sheridan Avenue. While there, the woman, identified later as Little, told the officers her 4-year-old niece had been shot, according to the complaint. JaiNadia was not in the home when police got there; she had been driven to St. Joseph's Hospital, where she later died from a gunshot wound to the chest. A Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's report indicated JaiNadia was shot in a bedroom. Inside the home, police discovered "a deflated air mattress with blood spatter near a hole in the upper center portion of the mattress," the complaint says. A single spent 7.62x39 casing also was located on the mattress, according to the document. Little and Brookshire "made differing statements" to investigators, the complaint says. More: Trial date set for man charged with killing UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh Initially, Little refused to disclose the location of the shooting. Little claimed she found her 1-year-old daughter holding a gun when she went to check on the two children, the criminal complaint says. Brookshire claimed he was at a gas station when the shooting occurred, and that Little was screaming about what happened as he returned to the home. He told investigators he was unaware of any guns in the house, and said he didn't know how the child could have accessed one. Brookshire has been convicted in the past of six felonies, and was on active community supervision with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections at the time of the shooting, court records show. More: Chicago car thief convicted of killing man in Milwaukee Taco Bell parking lot gets 30 years in prison Five of his convictions involve firearm offenses, which prohibit him from possessing one. Brookshire admitted to investigators he attempted to "clean the scene" by placing the weapon in a bag, the complaint said. Brookshire faces nearly 60 years in prison if he is convicted. Little faces up to 25 years. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 2 people arrested in fatal shooting of Milwaukee 4-year-old
