said Ralph Taylor told another officer  that he was texting with his wife while (the 4-year-old) was jumping on a mattress. Ralph Taylor heard a gunshot and observed (the child) fall to the floor. Again, Ralph Taylor claimed that the gunshot must have come through an open third-story window to the residence and struck (the child). 

A detective later interviewed a witness. She told police she  checked her Ring camera and observed Casandra Taylor, the mother of (the 4-year-old), outside screaming, 'my son, my son, somebody shot my son through the window!'  the complaint said. When the witness went outside and approached Casandra Taylor, Taylor asked the witness to go upstairs and check on her son. She and another neighbor went into the residence and spotted Ralph Taylor holding the child and screaming. As the second neighbor was administering CPR to the child, the complaint said Ralph Taylor said,  'I got to hide my guns.' 

When the first witness left the residence, the complaint said Casandra Taylor approached her and asked her to hold Taylor's purse for her. The witness was  concerned that the purse had a gun inside and refused to hold the purse,  the complaint said. The witness said another neighbor took the purse - and when that neighbor  checked the purse, there was a gun inside,  the complaint said.

Scene near 75th and Northridge Lakes, Milwaukee

Evidence found at scene

What we know:

A Milwaukee police detective was placed in charge of the scene investigation. The detective reported that a Glock semi-automatic handgun was  recovered wrapped inside of two plastic bags in a large Rubbermaid storage container inside a closet located on the third floor  of the residence.

The complaint said the  gun had suspected blood on the grip and slide. Inside the same Rubbermaid container there was a Crown Royal bag that contained 96 rounds of 9mm ammunition.  Located on the floor of the bedroom where the child was shot, investigators found a single 9mm round,  which would be consistent with a person ejecting the round from a gun to clear the chamber,  the complaint said.

Scene near 75th and Northridge Lakes, Milwaukee

Interview of Ralph Taylor

What they're saying:

On July 11, Milwaukee police detectives conducted an interview with Ralph Taylor. The complaint said he initially provided the same response he gave to police on the scene - that the child had been struck by someone who fired a shot through an open window. About an hour and 13 minutes into the interview, Taylor provided a new version of events, claiming his gun was under a pillow and he never saw the child go underneath the pillows,  but he was behind me and my back was to him. I heard the shot,  the complaint said.

Before confronting Ralph Taylor with the inconsistencies in this latest version of events, a detective asked what an argument with Casandra Taylor was about. Taylor  admitted that he and Casandra Taylor were arguing over his lack of taking care of (the child),  the complaint said. After the shooting, Taylor  claimed that he put the Glock back underneath the pillows because 'I am a felon,'  the complaint said.