UPDATE on Jan. 21, 2025, at 4:36 p.m. CST: The two suspects involved in a double homicide on Christmas Day in Milwaukee are facing up to 130 years in prison each, based on a court filing by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
Quintarez D. Morris and Jeremiah N. Taylor are both being charged with two counts of First-Degree Reckless Homicide as a Party to a Crime (Use of a Dangerous Weapon) for the incident, which took place on December 25, 2024, at 11:27 a.m. CST near the intersection of W Scott St & S 37th St; located near the edge of West Milwaukee.
Taylor remains at large while Morris was brought into custody today — January 21, 2025. Milwaukee Police are actively searching for Taylor and request that anyone with information that may lead to his arrest call MPD at (414) 935-7360, or anonymously via Crime Stoppers by contacting (414) 224-Tips.
This is a developing news story. An update and/or follow-up may be issued if further details are revealed.
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee teenager faces a felony charge for driving the getaway car after a double homicide on Christmas Day.
18-year-old Quintarez Morris is charged with harboring or aiding a felon. According to the criminal complaint, Morris was driving a black Malibu around Noon near 37th and Scott on Milwaukee’s west side when his passenger shot 2 people in a parked white Kia as they drove past. The Kia then rolls forward and crashes into a parked car.
Both people in the car died. 15-year-old Exziel Rivera died from gunshot wounds to the head and chest at the scene. 18-year-old Nayah Vasquez died from gunshot wounds to the head and chest later at the hospital.
The car Morris was driving was eventually found burnt in Dineen Park. The original owner of the car said she was in process of selling the car to Morris, who later admitted to her that he was driving the car involved in the shooting, and that his passenger admitted to being the shooter.
Cash bond for Morris is set for 75-hundred dollars. He’s due back in court on January 10.
