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CRIME & SAFETY
Milwaukee shootings Saturday; 1 dead, 1 wounded
MILWAUKEE - One person is dead and another was wounded in separate shootings in Milwaukee on Saturday, July 27. No arrests have been made. A 49-year-old was shot and wounded near 16th and Locust around 1 a.m. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. 51st...
September 2021 Milwaukee fatal shooting; woman sentenced
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Tia Meddaugh on Friday, July 26 to 18 years in prison and five years of extended supervision in connection with a September 2021 fatal shooting in the city. According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched on Sept. 14, 2021 to a...
Wisconsin Police Responding to Hostage Situation Strike Body Lying in Roadway
Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin police officers responding to a hostage situation early Saturday morning struck a body lying in the roadway on W. North Avenue. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the incident occurred around 2:36 a.m. The 57-year-old individual had been previously hit by a black older SUV, which fled the scene before officers arrived. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Milwaukee man sentenced life in prison after murder of Brown Deer brothers
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man was sentenced to life in prison after the murder of two brothers from Brown Deer on Wednesday, July 24. Twenty-year-old Joseph Tucker was charged with two counts first degree intentional homicide -- as a party to a crime -- and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, as a party to a crime.
Milwaukee fatal gas station shooting; mother found guilty, son wanted
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman was found guilty at trial in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in October 2023. Denika White, 40, was charged with harboring/aiding a felon in the case. She was ultimately arrested in Las Vegas in March. White's son, Fredrick Harmon, is accused of first-degree...
Investigators: Milwaukee woman charged in death of 6-year-old beat child with crutches
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 33-year-old woman is facing multiple criminal charges in connection with the death of a 6-year-old child. Investigators say Zane McAttee Adams' cause of death was child abuse. Milwaukee police reported, an investigation began into a child abuse incident that took place near 103rd and Mill...
Armed robbery attempt ends with gunfire exchange in Wauwatosa, 1 person in serious condition
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A 39-year-old Wauwatosa man is in serious condition at a local hospital after exchanging gunfire with suspects attempting to rob him of his vehicle at a gas station near Capitol and Mayfair Road. Wauwatosa police reported that at around 3 a.m. on Friday, July 26,...
Milwaukee shooting; man accused of wounding woman, trying to strangle her
MILWAUKEE - A 45-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of shooting and wounding a woman at his residence on the city's north side. The accused is Freddie Wright – and he faces the following criminal counts:. First-degree recklessly endangering safety. Strangulation & suffocation. Possession of a firearm by a felon.
MPD: 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting near 39th and Florist
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 47-year-old is dead following a shooting that took place near 39th and Florist on Thursday, July 25. Another victim, a 49-year-old, was taken to a local hospital for injuries that are considered non-life-threatening. Milwaukee police were called out to the shooting at around 7:41 p.m....
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