MILWAUKEE — A 13-year-old appeared before a juvenile court commissioner Thursday for the first time since being taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Deon Sargent during what police said was a robbery Tuesday evening near 68th and Silver Spring.

Sargent, who many called "Mister," was known as a leader on the football field with infectious energy and a love for TikTok dance videos.

"He the one we call at the family gatherings, at the barbecues, at whatever event we at. He's going to dance," said a family member.

In court Thursday, prosecutors read text messages sent by the 13-year-old to an accomplice, urging that person to hurry up and get to the location to rob Sargent, saying "They got smack, let's take their smack" — a slang term for drugs.

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