Complaint: Former Racine high school basketball star fatally shot during parking dispute
Family/Racine County Sheriff's Office RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Two people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Racine man known by many.
Koreem Ozier
The criminal complaint says 27-year-old Koreem Ozier was fatally shot in the chest and head after a fight started over a parking dispute.
Racine police say 23-year-old Collin Wallace shot and killed Ozier, while 22-year-old Justin Millard helped him get rid of the gun.
On Sunday, Sept. 20, the beloved basketball star was shot and killed near 12th and Memorial.
Wallace is charged with first degree intentional homicide, use of dangerous weapon. Millard is charged with harboring and aiding a felon.
In the criminal complaint, Racine police say Millard told investigators Ozier was “beeping to stop Millard from backing up further because he would have hit his car.”
Police say nearby video shows the two speak briefly, and then Ozier tackles Millard.
During the fight, police say Wallace “aims right at Ozier and shoots twice.”
“The defendant, obviously this is a violent crime. The most serious. He's facing life in prison,” said prosecutors in court.
Millard told investigators Wallace said he fired the shots because Millard was “getting jumped.”
“The alleged victim here, and others, attacked Mr. Wallace and Mr. Millard, and if the facts are to be believed, Mr. Wallace was acting to protect himself and Mr. Millard,” said Wallace’s defense in court.
Wallace (left), Millard (right)
Millard told investigators he told Wallace, "I'm okay with getting jumped, I'm not okay with someone getting shot. Someone just lost their life.”
The two then got rid of the gun by throwing it in the lake.
“Mr. Millard aided the co-defendant in this case, Mr. Wallace, by driving and helping hide the gun that was used in a homicide.
In court, Wallace's bond was set at $500,000 cash.
The Racine court commissioner noted Wallace was already out on a misdemeanor and had a court order to not have a weapon.
“I think he poses an extreme danger to the community, because he clearly has no intention of following those court orders,” said the court commissioner.
Millard's bond was set at $50,000 cash.
Both will be back in court next month.
