Bugline Trail Shooter Found Guilty In Court, Shot 16-Year-Old in Head

SUSSEX, WI — London White, the accused shooter in last May's shooting on the Bugline Trail, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the killing of 16-year-old George Erickson. He faces life in prison.

Erickson, a 16-year- old Sussex resident who was shot during a suspected drug transaction, passed away nearly a month later.

The incident

On May 14 at about 3:35 p.m. the Waukesha County Sheriff's department was dispatched to the north side of a grocery store located in Sussex regarding a shooting. According to Bell's criminal complaint, an eyewitness said he and a friend walked toward a burgundy Chevy Impala with tinted windows.

According to the criminal complaint, Bell was behind the wheel. White was seated next to Bell in the passenger seat. White reportedly rolled down the window and stated, "which one of you is doing this," at which point, the eyewitness' friend stated "I am."

According to Bell's criminal complaint, White told the friend to "get in the car," which he did. Less than a minute went by before the friend exited the vehicle and began running toward the Bugline Trail.

The criminal complaint stated that the eyewitness reported that White also exited the vehicle and fired four to five shots from a handgun. According to his criminal complaint, Bell initially told Wauwatosa police that he was the victim of a carjacking. The Wauwatosa Police transported Bell to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department where he was turned over to detectives.

Bell spoke with detectives and admitted that his vehicle had not been stolen, but in fact had actually driven a passenger to Sussex to "smoke some weed" and buy some dope from other individuals. In his criminal complaint, Bell admitted he gave a ride to White to Sussex and that he had set up a deal for $800 to $1,000.

Bell told authorities that the passenger and one other individual "exchanged shots." Bell was convicted of maintaining a drug trafficking place and possession with intent to deliver THC in May 2016. He was sentenced in October 2016.

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image via waukesha county jail