The parents of a 13-year-old Milwaukee boy fatally shot by an elderly neighbor have won a civil judgement against the convicted killer, John Spooner.
Spooner suspected the boy had burglarized his home, so he confronted and shot the teen in front of his mother.
A Milwaukee judge on Friday awarded $1.2 million to Patricia Larry, mother of Darius Simmons, and $300,00 to the boy's father, Darius Simmons, Sr.
However, since the state caps such damages at $500,000, the judge appropriated $400,000 to Larry and $100,000 to Simmons.