articleThe Brief A Milwaukee man was sentenced on July 17 for his role in a fatal August 2025 shooting on the city's north side. A 30-year-old Milwaukee man was sentenced on July 17 for his role in a fatal August 2025 shooting on the city's north side. A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Larry Jefferson to 28 years in prison with an additional 15 years of extended supervision. Shooting investigationThe backstory:According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched on Wednesday evening, Aug. 6, 2025 to the area near 31st and Fairmount for a shooting call. The court paperwork says the firearm "was loaded with brass CCI .45 caliber cartridges, the same manufacturer as the fired casings recovered at the homicide scene."