The Brief A Milwaukee mother was sentenced to probation for harboring/aiding a felon after her 4-year-old son was shot and killed in July 2025. The crime unfolded at an apartment near 75th and Northridge Lakes in Milwaukee. The child's father, Ralph Taylor, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision. A Milwaukee mother was sentenced to probation for harboring/aiding a felon after her 4-year-old son was shot and killed. Parents sentenced In court: Casandra Taylor received five years of probation on June 22. Her son, 4-year-old Ralph Taylor III, was shot at an apartment near 75th and Northridge Lakes in Milwaukee on July 10, 2025. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android The child's father, Ralph Taylor, was sentenced in April to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision. He was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and illegal firearm possession. Case details The backstory: According to a criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were called to an apartment near 75th and Northridge Lakes in Milwaukee on the night of July 10, 2025. When officers arrived, they were met by several people yelling for help, indicating that a child was shot. On the third floor, they found the 4-year-old just inside the doorway of a bedroom. Despite life-saving efforts by police and the Milwaukee Fire Department, Ralph Taylor III was pronounced dead at the scene. When police initially spoke with Ralph Taylor, he said he was on the phone when he heard a gunshot. Taylor claimed the gunshot must have come from outside and entered the bedroom through an open third story window. He told an officer there were no weapons or firearms inside the residence, the complaint said, and the subsequent investigation would establish that Ralph Taylor lied about all of the surrounding circumstances surrounding how his own four-year-old son...was shot. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News In an interview not long after the initial one, the complaint #fox6now #crimewatchmilwaukee