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Milwaukee man charged with shooting teenager who called him a murderer

An 18-year-old Milwaukee man is in custody after a 16-year-old boy called the man his killer in his final moments, according to police.

Aden D. Odom was charged last week with first-degree manslaughter, aiding and abetting a crime and use of a dangerous weapon.

The Milwaukee County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Travontae T. Greene, who police said was shot in the 2100 block of West Lloyd Street around 5:30 p.m. on August 5. Attempts to reach his family were unsuccessful.

According to a criminal complaint, Odom denied any involvement in the death during his questioning by a police investigator.

Prosecutors are relying on statements from relatives and surveillance footage that Odom and Greene had known each other for several years and had recently left a hotel together “to commit a robbery,” after which events took a turn that led to Greene being shot, the indictment says.

Greene called 911 after the shooting, although he did not know his phone number, the indictment says. “I've been shot, I'm dying,” he told the operator.

Police later conducted a forensic examination of the phone and determined it belonged to a man identified in the complaint as RH. Police also discovered a wallet belonging to RH at the scene, the complaint states.

The first officer on the scene said he found Greene with his hands on his chest and said he had been shot. When asked who shot him, he replied “Aden” and that he left the scene in a “red Chevy,” according to the complaint. An officer found a “significant” wound on Greene, who had been shot in the chest and side, the complaint states.

While in the ambulance, Greene also declared “Aden” his killer to another officer, described his clothing and said this was a “backdoor job” before he became unable to speak, the indictment says. According to the medical examiner's report, Greene died two hours later at Children's Hospital.

Surveillance footage from a hotel in the 11300 block of West Silver Spring Drive on Aug. 5 shows Odom, Greene and Greene's brother, identified in the complaint as TRG, arriving at the hotel in a red Chevrolet, the complaint says. Video from inside the hotel shows Odom and Greene. As they return to the car, Odom is seen holding a long, unknown object in his sweatshirt, the complaint says.

“Aden Odom can be seen placing the long object in his waistband. The object appears to be a long rifle,” the complaint states.

Surveillance footage from Brown Street Academy shows the red Chevrolet at the intersection of North 21st Street and West Lloyd Street near the crime scene, the complaint says.

Greene's brother said he saw Odom and Greene leaving the hotel together. When he asked Greene if they were going to commit a robbery, Greene replied, “Probably something like that,” the indictment says. He last saw his brother in a small red car, the indictment says.

Prosecutors say the red Chevrolet did not belong to Odom, but to another person identified in the indictment as AM.

Odom, who is being held on $150,000 bail, denied involvement in the death, according to the indictment. He admitted knowing Greene and his brother, but again denied involvement after being told Greene had said he was the shooter, prosecutors said.

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