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Scene near 54th and National

WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A Milwaukee man has been criminally charged in the shooting death of a man in west Milwaukee on Sunday, November 3.

Marquis Hubanks, 24, faces one count of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and one count of strangulation and suffocation. He fled the scene before police arrived and court records show a warrant was issued for his arrest.

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Case Details

According to a criminal complaint, West Milwaukee police were dispatched to an apartment building near 54th and National around 11 p.m. on November 3. When police arrived on scene, they found a gunshot victim lying in the hallway.

West Milwaukee police carried the victim down the stairs to where Milwaukee firefighters were waiting. While being moved, prosecutors said the victim said a man, later identified as Hubanks, and a woman had been fighting in the hallway. The victim said he went into the hallway to see what was happening and Hubanks shot him.

The victim later died at the hospital during surgery, according to court filings.

West Milwaukee police then questioned the woman who was arguing with Hubanks in the hallway. According to the complaint, she told investigators that Hubanks was a friend of hers from work, that he was at the apartment and that everything was fine until he received a phone call from another woman. She allegedly asked Hubanks to come into the hallway, which upset him and he began yelling at her.

The woman told authorities the argument with Hubanks turned physical, with him grabbing her neck and arm and strangling her, according to the complaint.

During the altercation in the hallway, the woman claimed the victim came out of her apartment with a broomstick and said, “Hey, I have to work in the morning, shut up.” The woman said the victim then hit Hubanks with the broom, and Hubanks then shot the victim four to five times. She said Hubanks then ran to the elevators and left the area.

West Milwaukee police recovered five 9mm cartridge cases and four bullets from the hallway where the victim was located.