The Brief The mother and uncle of 6-year-old Da'quel Collins have been sentenced in connection to the boy's April 2025 shooting death. Prosecutors said the boy got ahold of a gun and shot himself near 51st and Hope. Surveillance video from a nearby home showed two men leave the home immediately after the shooting.



The mother and uncle of Da'quel Collins, a 6-year-old Milwaukee boy who got ahold of a gun and shot himself last year, have now been sentenced.

In court:

The boy's mother, 27-year-old Daquela Collins, pleaded guilty to child neglect and straw purchasing a firearm in May. Judge Michelle Havas sentenced her to three years in prison and three years of extended supervision in July.

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Quintell Collins, the boy's uncle, reached a plea deal with prosecutors in March. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to child neglect, second-degree recklessly endangering safety and two gun possession felonies, and three other charges were dismissed. Havas sentenced him to 17 years in prison and eight years of extended supervision in May.

Quintell Collins and Daquela Collins

51st and Hope | April 1, 2025

The backstory:

According to a criminal complaint, a woman called 911 and said,  I think my grandson shot himself.  She said a loud noise woke her up, and she ran into the living room where she found 6-year-old Da'quel Collins.

When first responders arrived, they found the 6-year-old on the floor with a gun next to his foot. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving attempts. An autopsy concluded he died from a single gunshot wound.

Police found a bullet hole and determined a shot went through a set of blinds, into a window frame and into a wall. A semiautomatic handgun with a spent casing in the chamber was found on top of a glass bar near a window.

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Surveillance video from a nearby home showed two men leave the home immediately after the shooting. One man, later identified as Quintell Collins, ran into an alley and

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