FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wisc. (Court TV/Scripps News Green Bay) — A Wisconsin teenager has been found guilty of a shooting that killed a 20-year-old woman outside her home.
Parise Larry Jr., 16, was convicted of multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, in connection with a May 2023 shooting that killed Tatyanna Zech and injured three other people. Zech was shot in the head while taking out trash following a cookout, according to police.
Parise Larry testifies in his murder trial on Oct. 16, 2025. (Court TV)
A second suspect, 19-year-old Antonio Johnston, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and eight other counts in January. Johnston faces life in prison at his sentencing, which has yet to be scheduled.
Testimony revealed that surveillance video showed Larry and Johnston firing at a group of people at Maplewood Commons apartments on May 7, 2023. Johnston testified that they were targeting another teen with whom they had a conflict.
Larry, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, turned himself in days later. Johnston was arrested in Chicago four months later.
Larry, who faces life in prison, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 19.
DAILY TRIAL UPDATES
DAY 9 – 10/17/25
- Prosecutor Eric Toney delivered closing arguments for the state.
- He reminded the jury that they were there because of Tatyanna’s death and Rodriguez’s injuries, as well as the endangerment of others.
- Toney referenced the defendant’s Instagram Live video where he said they would go “pipe for pipe” and “gun for gun” with the victim.
- Toney said the defendant admitted to having a gun and could have left, but instead advanced forward and fired two shots. He said Larry did not exhaust reasonable means to escape and was not acting in self-defense.
- Larry’s post-shooting behavior points to consciousness of guilt: he called someone saying he did “something bad,” threw the gun away and fled to Milwaukee and then Chicago.
- Told the jury that the defendant showed “utter disregard for human life” by shooting in an occupied apartment complex.
- Jeffrey Jensen Sr. delivered the closing argument for the defense.
- He characterized the Instagram Live video as “fake toughness” stemming from the inadequacy and insecurity of a 14-year-old special education student.
- Victim Keshawn Johnson was looking for a confrontation and approached with his hand towards his waistband.
- The defendant turned himself in after two days because he had nothing to hide.
- The defendant was acting in self-defense under imminent threat of death or great bodily harm.
- In their rebuttal, prosecutors said the defendant provoked the attack and can’t claim self-defense without first exhausting means to escape.
- They acknowledged Larry was 14 and may deserve sympathy, but the law must protect all victims.
- The jury began deliberations.
- The jury reached a verdict after more than two hours and thirty three minutes.
- Larry is scheduled to be sentenced on December 19.
DAY 8 – 10/16/25
- Parise Larry informed the court that he had changed his mind and took the stand in his own defense.
- Larry was in 8th grade and attending special education classes at the time of the shooting. He had known the victim for three to four years.
- Before the shooting, he made a livestream video showing pictures of guns. In the video, he talked about Johnson and made threatening statements.
- There was an ongoing issue about a chain, with the victim making fun of Larry’s chain.
- On the day of the shooting, Antonio Johnston had the chain and told the victim to “come and snatch it off his neck.” Keshawn began moving toward Antonio using profanity.
- He saw the victim pull a firearm from his waistband and chamber a round; Antonio also pulled out his gun.
- Antonio shot first, then Keshawn started running. At that point, Larry pulled out his gun and fired toward the air.
- Larry said he fired the shot because he was in fear for his life after seeing both men draw guns. He said he fired three shots, possibly more, but couldn’t recall exactly, before running out the back door and disposing of the gun in a garbage can.
- After the shooting, Larry fled to Milwaukee and then Chicago; he never called 911 or stopped for help, and did not know whether anyone had been shot and needed medical assistance.
DAY 7 – 10/15/25
- Both sides rest after the defendant declined to testify. Closing arguments are scheduled for Oct. 16.
DAY 5 – 10/13/25
- Co-defendant Antonio Johnston took the stand.
- Johnston pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and eight other counts in January and faces life in prison at his sentencing, which has yet to be scheduled
- Testified there was “bad blood” between him and surviving victim Keyshawn Johnson
- On cross-examination, Johnston admitted to firsting at Johnson first, saying there was no plan to ambush him until he saw a gun in Johnson’s waistband and thought he was going to rob him
- Said he fired because he feared for his life after seeing Johnson pull a gun
- Ran toward Tyson Middle School and threw gun in garbage
- Was devastated when he learned Zech was killed
- Had no intent to harm anyone other than Johnson
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- Neighbor Christopher Doemel heard the shooting.
- Doemel, who has been convicted of crimes 15 times, said he looked out the window after hearing the shooting.
- He described the sound as firecrackers going off or a cap gun.
- Cody Wagner, who lived behind Tyson Middle School, testified.
- Wagner saw people running past the school and past a dumpster.
- One person was wearing a bright pink sweatshirt.
- JoAnn Poh was living in the Maplewood Commons apartment complex at the time of the shooting.
- Poh heard popping sounds while getting her kids ready for bed.
- She looked out of the patio window and confirmed she’d heard gunshots.
- Charles Sharat told her there were two shooters, one of whom was wearing a purple hoodie.
- Javier Rosario Rodriguez had lived at Maplewood Commons for 8.5 years at the time of the shooting.
- He was lying down when he heard gunshots.
- Rodriguez was shot in the back on his right side while trying to stand up.
- Initially, Rodriguez couldn’t move; he then wrapped a towel around himself to help stop the bleeding.
- His wife drove him to the hospital, and on the way, they saw a dead body by a car in the parking lot.
- Rodriguez still experiences pain and difficulty walking due to a bullet lodged in his ribs. Surgery for a chest tube affected the nerves as well.
- Rodriguez found seven or eight bullets in his apartment.
- His son was home and scared at the time of the incident.
- Emmanuel Rosario Santos, now 18, was 16 at the time of the shooting.
- Santos initially thought the sounds were fireworks, but realized it was gunshots when his father came out with a towel on his back, saying he’d been shot.
- His mother saw a dead body on the ground.
- He was hit by debris or bullet fragments in his knee; the injury healed without medical attention.
- Det. Kristinia Meilahn was recalled.
- Meilhan made attempts to interview Keshawn Johnson during the investigation, before his surgery and again on May 9 and 10, 2023, at St. Agnes Hospital ICU
DAY 4 – 10/10/25
- Juvenile eyewitness (now 18) to shooting at Maplewood Commons on May 7, 2023
- Saw defendant Parise tell someone to “come snatch this chain” referring to Snoop’s chain
- Witnessed Snoop sitting on stairs rolling weed with gun in right hand
- Saw Snoop shoot first, then Parise shooting from hallway doorway
- Defendant was wearing pink outerwear during shooting
- Initially feared getting in trouble for “party to a crime” because someone died
- Admitted to police he was “trying to save my ass” in initial statement
- Deray Brown (now 21), another eyewitness to the shooting at Maplewood Commons
- Described seeing “two shooters” come out of door
- Identified shooters as “light-skinned” and “black”
- Saw victim KJ bleeding and shot after returning to house
- Testified he had negative opinion of witness Makyla Steward’s honesty
- Heard someone yell “Ay, check it out” before shooting started
- Dr. Joanne Pasiuk, general surgeon, treated three gunshot victims at hospital on May 7, 2023
- Treated victim Rodriguez who was awake and in pain
- Saw Tatyana brought in “essentially without life signs” with unrecoverable brain injuries
- Treated KJ for neck and back wounds with significant blood loss of 1.6 liters
- Keshawn Johnson (now 20) Shooting victim with six criminal convictions
- Claimed to remember virtually nothing about the incident despite previous detailed statements to police
- Admitted having gun in his hand and trying to fire it during shooting
- Said gun “didn’t fire” when he tried to shoot
- Told police he thought he was going to die and ran back to cousin’s house
- Became hostile during testimony, calling defense attorney “goofy”
- Surveillance video showed him walking toward door before shooting
DAY 3 – 10/9/25
- Angela Reyes, the defendant’s neighbor, said she heard gunshots from her apartment.
- Reyes looked out her window and saw the defendant and Antonio Johnson running. She said she saw the defendant holding a gun.
- She also received a call from the defendant asking her to pick him up because he had “done something bad.”
- Alexander Volm, detective and digital forensic examiner who oversees investigations, testified About cell phone data extraction and social media preservation requests related to the May 7, 2023 shooting
- Extracted data from Keshawn Johnson’s iPhone 11 with assistance from colleague
- GPS data showed device was at Maplewood Commons from 5:45 PM to 6:52 PM on May 7, 2023
- Device briefly left to Pioneer gas station (5:52 PM) then returned to Maplewood (6:02 PM)
- After 6:52 PM, device went to St. Agnes Hospital
- Found no messages or other data related to the shooting on the phone
- Submitted 15 social media preservation requests and 2 cell provider requests
- Located Snapchat accounts for Larry and Keyshawn Johnson, Facebook and TikTok for Antonio Johnson
- Officer Camille Van De Mullen, testified about scene investigation, witness interviews, and social media evidence analysis
- Interviewed witnesses Mikayla Steward, Ray Brown, and Sarah Steward at the scene
- Witnesses showed her social media photos they believed belonged to suspects
- Identified defendant Parise Larry in photos and videos from social media
- Reviewed Instagram account linked to defendant’s phone number
- Key Evidence: Analyzed 15-minute Instagram livestream video from defendant’s account containing multiple threatening statements:
- “They’re all going to die”
- References to “pipe for pipe” (gun for gun)
- “Switch for switch” (referring to firearm modifications)
- Threats about Keyshawn having a “ghost gun” and “going to die holding his ghost gun”
- Defendant displayed gold chain saying “come and get it”
- Testified about firearm-related slang terminology based on training and experience
- Unnamed juvenile friend of defendant, witness to shooting, testified about pre-shooting communications with defendant and eyewitness account of May 7 shooting
- Had friendship with defendant Parise Larry
- Received text messages from defendant about a week before shooting
- Key Evidence: Identified defendant in May 1 video holding a gun
- Was at birthday party for her mother’s boyfriend on May 7
- Initially thought gunshots were fireworks until she saw people running
- Received threatening text message from defendant before the shooting occurred
- Critical timing: Didn’t see the threatening message until about 5 minutes after the shooting, so the group taking out
- garbage couldn’t have known about the threat
- Makyla Steward-Boyd, eyewitness to shooting, resident near scene (audio only — was not on camera)
- Was living with boyfriend Deray Brown and two children at time of shooting
- Present at stepdad’s birthday party on May 7
- Critical Eyewitness Testimony: Heard someone yell “come snatch the chain, I’m right here”
- Saw Antonio Johnston fire first
- Saw defendant also fire gun “at the same time Antonio was firing”
- Witnessed defendant aim gun at their group and shoot
- Found victim Tatyana unresponsive with blood, lying behind cars in parking lot
- Credibility Issues: Has nine criminal convictions and admitted to lying about someone pointing a gun at her in a previous incident
- Testified group always took garbage out together (explaining why multiple people went)
DAY 2 – 10/8/25
- Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandon Henning was assigned to an unrelated case when he saw an alert about a subject with a gun at Maplewood Commons.
- When he arrived at the scene, Henning saw a victim with a gunshot wound to their head on the ground, and witnessed the suspect running across Maplewood Commons toward Pioneer Road.
- While searching for vehicles or subjects involved in the shooting, he observed at least one firearm.
- The jury saw bodyworn camera video.
- Fond du Lac Police Det. Lee Mickulec responded to the scene after hearing there was a shooting at Maplewood Commons, and was then diverted to the hospital.
- Mickulec spoke to surviving victim Javier Rodriguez, who had a gunshot wound to the back. When they began speaking he was awake with a bandage around his back, but then began taking a turn for the worse.
- Mickulec spoke with Zech’s father at the hospital and gave him a photo to identify her before telling him that his daughter had been killed by a gunshot.
- Evidence photos were shown to the jury, including fired cartridges, a cloth satchel, weapons and marijuana.
- All of the weapons were swabbed for evidence.
- Mickulec said he found two liverounds in Keyshawn Johnson’s pocket.
- Fond du Lac Police Det. Matthew Chevremont was assigned to help with evidence collection from the home of surviving victim Javier Rosario, who along with his son were struck by stray bullets.
- Photos shown to the jury showed a bloodstained bed and bullet strikes in the living room walls and couch.
- The jury saw photos of bullet fragments recovered from Zech’s body.
- Former officer Sandra O’Donnell worked on the case as an evidence technician.
- Photos shown to the jury showed bullet holes in the walls, a bullet recovered from the scene and injuries to a surviving victim. The photos showed multiple bullet strikes throughout the apartment.
- A car in the parking lot was also hit by a bullet that struck the windshield. Trajectory rods showed the bullet’s path through the vehicle.
- The bullet in the vehicle was found lodged between metal components in the truck.
- Michael Vis, currently a trooper with the Wisconsin State Police, was working as a patrol deputy in the Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Office at the time of the incident; he was called to respond with his K9 partner.
- After witnesses reported seeing people run nearby, he searched dumpsters at Tyson Middle School.
- Inside a trash can, he found two pistols and a large extended magazine.
- The jury saw body-worn camera video showing Vis discovering the guns, which he did not personally collect.
- Fond du Lac Police Det. Vance Henning responded to Tyson Middle School as part of the investigation.
- Henning’s bodyworn camera was on as he collected the firearms that Vis discovered.
- Henning physically removed the guns from the trash can and disarmed them.
- The guns were brought out and shown to the jury.
DAY 1 – 10/7/25
- DA Eric Toney delivers the prosecution’s opening statement:
- On May 7, 2023, around 7 PM at Maplewood Commons, 14 gunshots were fired during a family birthday BBQ at a building north of the apartments while a group of people were taking out trash
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- Tatyanna Zech, 20, was struck by a bullet in the head between two buildings and died from a single gunshot wound
- Another victim, named Javier, was hit by a bullet in the back while in his apartment and his son, Emmanuel, was on the first floor of the apartment when a bullet came through that either hit or grazed him
- Keyshawn Johnson was shot and needed medical care but fled the scene. He also fired once back at those shooting at him.
- Evidence shows 13 bullet casings from the attackers and one from Keyshawn Johnson
- Antonio Johnston, another suspect, came out of a hallway through a swinging door
- Parise Larry was also in the hallway and was seen pulling and raising a gun, shooting in Keyshawn Johnson’s direction, who was the intended target of the shooting
- Two guns were recovered from garbage at nearby Tyson Middle School
- Video evidence places Larry, Antonio Johnston, and another man, Tristan Richmond, in the area
- A Glock handgun had DNA consistent with Antonio Johnston’s DNA and fired 10 rounds
- A Versa handgun had DNA consistent with defendant Parise Larry
- Video shows Antonio Johnston fired first and Parise Larry fired almost instantly after – Parise Larry was identified in video wearing a distinctive pink top
- The bullet recovered from Tatyana’s head was too damaged to be matched to the recovered firearms
- The defense reserved its opening statement.
- Ofc. Jacob Royston, with Fon du Lac PD at time of incident
- Testified he encountered Larry, Johnston, Richmond and Wallace about an hour before the shooting at Buttermilk Creek Park. Found an airsoft gun on Wallace, and returned it to his parents.
- Later responded to the Maplewood Commons shooting around 7 pm, bodycam footage captured the scene.
- Aaron Matson (Wisconsin State Crime Lab – Forensic Imaging Specialist)
- Gathered surveillance footage from the area
- Detective Kristina Meilahn (Fond du Lac Police)
- Responded to St. Agnes Hospital where several victims were taken and tasked with obtaining surveillance footage
- Identified Antonio Johnston, Tristan Richmond, and Parise Larry on various cameras
- Tracked movements of the three individuals throughout the day at apartment complex
- Observed group including Deray Brown, Tatyana Zech, and others taking garbage to dumpster and witnessed shooting incident on surveillance footage
- Identified three firearms during the incident – possessed by Antonio Johnston and Keyshawn Johnson
- Aden Barrett, patrol officer with Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, responded to shooting at Maplewood Commons on May 7, 2023 @ 6:57pm
- Initially helped with crowd control as people surrounded female victim in parking lot
- Scene was “very chaotic at first” with people walking and running around
- Later assigned to evidence preservation and perimeter security
- Photographed bullet casings in apartment building foyer and outside areas
- Took photos 1-2 hours after arriving on scene
- Maintained security over evidence but did not collect it
- Also helped collect two vehicles as evidence (white Chevrolet Malibu and black Chevrolet Sonic)
- Defense questioned whether bullet casings could have been moved or kicked, Barrett admitted casings could be displaced by foot traffic
- Acknowledged that finding a casing in the foyer doesn’t prove the gun was fired there
- Stated that officers are required to wear body cameras during investigations, his camera was active and positioned center-chest
- No evidence was observed being disturbed on his body camera footage, no officers reported disturbing evidence while moving through the area
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