Milwaukee man sentenced to 26 years in fatal shooting

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man was sentenced Friday in the homicide of 33-year-old Mario Granville in March of 2022.

Jaruthh Gathings was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. 

He was sentenced to 26 years and three months in prison, followed by eight years and nine months of extended supervision. 

According to a criminal complaint, Granville was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of a Jeep after he was shot and crashed into a light pole at the intersection of 91st and Appleton.

The medical examiner determined he'd been shot with 10 separate bullets. An investigation suggested the shooter was in the passenger seat of the Jeep.

Video recovered from the area shows the victim's Jeep stopped at a gas pump prior to the shooting. A car pulls in, stops at a nearby pump, and a man who appears to be Gathings gets out of the car and gets inside the Jeep. Moments later, a second man from the other car slowly approaches the Jeep from behind, then suddenly rushes up to the driver's door. At this time, the Jeep accelerates quickly onto Appleton Avenue and eventually crashes into the light pole.

Detectives learned that Gathings was on DOC extended supervision at the time of the incident and had an ankle bracelet on, showing his exact location. They say GPS data put Gathings at the scene of the crime at the time of the crash and showed him move from the crash site across the street, and eventually to an Urgent Care facility.