A criminal complaint says the shooting unfolded while a phone appeared to stream inside the apartment.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A cellphone mounted on a tripod became part of a Milwaukee homicide investigation after prosecutors said a dice game argument ended with one man dead and another wounded.
The shooting happened inside an apartment near 11th and Atkinson. Prosecutors charged Marcus Berry, 38, with first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree reckless injury and possession of a firearm by a felon. The complaint says 35-year-old Christopher White was killed after a dispute over gambling.
Police arrived and found White shot in the head. Another man inside the apartment had gunshot wounds to his arm and shoulder. That survivor told investigators White and a man named Marcus had been playing dice when White got ahead and wanted to stop. The survivor said he tried to break up the argument, was shot, and then heard three more shots as the fight continued.
Investigators said the phone on the tripod appeared to be livestreaming the apartment. A woman later told detectives she was watching the stream and saw White and a man with braids playing dice. She said the argument was about $30 or $40. Court filings say the man with braids talked about recently getting out of prison for shooting people over gambling, while White said it was not that serious.
Another woman in the building told police she heard several pops but did not see anyone when she looked into the hallway. She then heard pounding and thought White, who relatives said had been paralyzed in an earlier shooting, may have fallen out of his wheelchair. She went to check on him, found the apartment door open, saw the victims and called 911.
Surveillance video became another key part of the case. According to the complaint, video showed Berry leaving the apartment with what looked like a pistol. Prosecutors said no one else went in or out before the 911 caller arrived. When detectives showed the wounded victim a photo of Berry and asked whether he was the shooter, the complaint says the victim nodded yes.
Berry was arrested April 20 at a home near 40th and Sheridan. Police said they found a handgun in a laundry hamper. Investigators also reported finding clothing that matched the outfit seen on surveillance video and plastic bags with blood on them. Ballistics testing linked the recovered gun to the shooting scene by finding it was consistent with casings found there.
The complaint also points to Berry’s past. Court records say he was convicted after prosecutors accused him of shooting several people at a dice game in 2017 after losing money. State corrections records show he was released to supervised supervision on Dec. 30, 2025.
Berry had not yet made a court appearance when the case was reported. The next steps are expected to include an initial appearance, formal review of the charges and further court scheduling in Milwaukee County.
Author note: Last updated April 29, 2026.