Now, year-old Tommy Canady of Racine has been officially charged in connection with the murder of year-old Semar McClain. The year-old boy is being charged as an adult. Tommy Canady sat in court on Thursday, August 6th with his head down, as family members of Semar McClain looked on in disbelief. What was your purpose? McClain's family members tell FOX6 News he was in town for a friend's funeral -- and now, they're planning for his own. Tommy Canady faces two charges in the case -- both felonies.
He faces one count of first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of robbery, use of a dangerous weapon. The criminal complaint filed against Canady says police were dispatched to the block of Blake Avenue in Racine around p.
There, they discovered Semar McClain dead of a single gunshot wound to the head. McClain's body was discovered in a backyard in the block of Blake Avenue -- near an east alley.
The complaint against Canady says an evidence technician with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office recovered a projectile from McClain's right temple area. The complaint says in the early morning hours of July 29th, police responded to a shooting in the area of Quincy Avenue and Olive Street in Racine.
There, a year-old boy suffered gunshot wounds to his back and face. A projectile was recovered from a garage in the area of this shooting. The complaint says an additional shooting was reported on July 29th -- in the block of Green Street in Racine.
