APPLETON, Wis. – Although he’s on the loose, prosecutors have charged a teenager with murderfor a shooting at a mall in suburban Grand Chute. Wanted is 17-yearold Dezman Ellis. The criminal complaint, filed in Outgamie County court, gave this account from witnesses: Ellis happened upon a former girlfriend and Jovanni Frausto, 19, at the Fox River Mall. An argument ensured. Ellis and Frausto threatened to beat each other up. Ellis told Frausto: “Back up, back up. I’ll shoot this place up. I’ll kill you.” Ellis pulled a gun and shot Frausto, who was wounded in his chest, arm and back. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. A bystander, Colt Lemmers, 20, was also struck by gunfire but not seriously hurt. Facing Ellis: Charges of first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.
