'You took a life': Court documents detail shocking confession, illegal firearms in deadly shooting on Milwaukee's east side
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Dominic Nosacek made his first appearance in court Friday, Feb. 6.
During his initial court appearance, his open 2024 case for battery and domestic abuse was brought up and the court found ordered a competency examination.
His bond was set for $500,000 in which Nosacek agreed to.
He is due back in court in March.
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Court documents obtained by CBS 58 news is shedding new light on a deadly shooting in Milwaukee's east side.
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, CBS 58's Pavlina Osta spoke with the mother of the man killed inside his apartment building.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, CBS 58 obtained the search warrant and criminal complaint detailing what happened after the suspect allegedly confessed to shooting him.
"You took a life that you didn't give, you took my baby," said Patrica Donald, Angelo Nelson's mother.
Fifty-year-old Angelo Nelson's mother, Patrica Donald, is devastated after her son was found dead in the stairwell of his apartment complex on Ogden and Astor Monday morning.
According to the criminal complaint, 31-year-old Dominic Nosacek drove to a government building a few blocks away from his apartment where he told guards that he shot his neighbor.
In the complaint, he told guards, "I just killed a militia I shot him in the head." It goes on to say he told the guard he "shot a man with his AK-47 three hours ago."
Dominic Nosacek
Nosacek told guards after he shot him; he went back and "did his taxes."
On Tuesday, police thought Nelson allegedly got into an argument with Nosacek. The criminal complaint states that Nosacek told investigators there was no prior argument to the shooting.
In the criminal complaint Nosacek stated his neighbors "bang around too much and harass him."
Nosacek told detectives he thought someone was "waiting for him" so when he heard someone running down the stairs, he shot him.
Nosacek mentioned he has been diagnosed with "psychosis" and "depression."
"That ugly miserable son of a b****. That man took my baby's life," said Donald.
When police searched Nosacek's apartment, they found over 100 cartridges of ammunition and multiple magazines.
After neighbors heard the shot, Donald said other residents feared for their lives.
"He thought that man might come do something to him too. He said he that man was evil he said he was coming down the stairs at the wrong time," Donald explained.
Court records show Nosacek's prior criminal history of multiple counts of battery and domestic abuse and that he wasn't legally allowed to possess firearms at the time of the shooting.
"This is one that's going to hurt a lot of people that know him and the city of Milwaukee will mourn him for a long time," said Anthony Hull, Angelo Nelson's friend.
Nosecek has been charged with first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and bail jumping.
He'll be back in court for those charges Thursday, Feb. 4.