Four-year-old killed in Milwaukee after accessing unsecured firearm, teen charged

Emergency responders arrived at the 2700 block of North 53rd Street in Milwaukee around 9 a.m. after a four-year-old, Jurnee Scales Walker, was found dead having obtained a gun. Witnesses, including neighbor Rodney Mckinney, described the scene as heartbreaking. Police later detained a 16-year-old sibling and charged them with firearm possession in the city’s juvenile court.

The victim’s cousin, Amya Burton-Lewis, said the gun had been locked away and she could not explain how the child accessed it. Authorities are now probing the storage practices of the firearm. Local law enforcement urged gun owners to ensure weapons are kept out of children’s reach.