Milwaukee man charged with killing security guard, injuring two others
Milwaukee WI March 7th, 2024
A 28-year-old Milwaukee man has been criminally charged, accused of shooting and killing a security guard, and injuring two others, at a club on the city’s northwest side.
The incident happened shortly after midnight Jan. 28 outside of Eve Lounge, 6222 W. Fond du Lac Ave.
Andre A. Gregory, 26, of Milwaukee was killed in the shooting. He had been working the club off and on for about a year, according to the establishment’s owner.
Prosecutors charged Trevante Young of Milwaukee on Monday with first-degree reckless homicide, two counts of first-degree reckless injury, and possession of a firearm by a felon. He is not in custody.
According to a criminal complaint:
The incident began as a fight inside the club that led to the shooting outside of the club.
Gregory and owner, Thomas Holmes, asked two groups of men to leave following an argument. Holmes told detectives that the men started fist fighting once outside and then suddenly shots rang out.
Surveillance footage from nearby businesses, including the Diamond Inn Motel, which is connected to the club, shows a man in a black, hooded sweatshirt firing shots.
One of the other two victims in the shooting told detectives that he returned fire. That victim also identified the man in the black hoodie as the shooter after reviewing surveillance footage from inside the club and Young’s parole officer identified him on the surveillance footage.
“The bar did exactly what it was supposed to do. They ejected the gentlemen out the club,” he said.
