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One dead, nine injured in mass shooting at Milwaukee’s Dineen Park
MILWAUKEE – A 17-year-old girl is dead and nine other teenagers are injured after a shooting early Monday morning in Milwaukee’s Dineen Park. The shooting around 12:30am followed a fight that broke out after what’s being called an “impromptu car party” in the park on the city’s northwest side.
Columbus Police Release Video of Officer Fatally Shooting Samuel Sharpe
Bodycam footage captures an officer-involved shooting outside the Republican National Convention. Columbus police were patrolling the outer perimeter of the Republican National Convention site in Milwaukee when officers encountered two men in an altercation and opened fire on the suspect, killing 43-year-old homeless man Samuel Sharpe. Columbus Police Press Release...
Racine caregiver charged with homicide in death of infant
RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A news release issued by the Racine Police Dept. on Friday, July 19 confirms that Andi Praeger served as a caregiver in the home of a deceased child. Praeger now faces homicide charges in the death. The report says that the initial call to the...
Kenosha bank robbery; armed suspect caught on camera, police seek ID
KENOSHA, Wis. - Kenosha police are asking for the public's help to identify a man they say twice robbed the same US Bank at 22nd Avenue and 18th Street. Officials say the first robbery happened on the morning of April 13. The second robbery happened on Saturday morning, July 13. In both instances, officials say the suspect displayed a firearm and demanded cash from the teller.
Family Of Black Man Killed By Cops Near RNC Says He Was Defending Himself When Shot
The sister of Samuel Sharpe Jr., the Black man shot and killed during the RNC says her brother’s life was in danger when police killed him. The post Family Of Black Man Killed By Cops Near RNC Says He Was Defending Himself When Shot appeared first on NewsOne.
Critical missing Milwaukee girl found safe
MILWAUKEE - UPDATE: Police say Jashanti Brown-Holton has been found safe. The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a critical missing girl. Jashanti Brown-Holton was last seen on Sunday, July 21 around 9 p.m. near 30th Street and Courtland Avenue. Jashanti is described as...
Shooting and Arrest in Separate Kenosha Gunfire Incidents Early Sunday
Kenosha, WI (WLIP)–A shooting and a separate arrest for gunfire incidents occurred in Kenosha, with both cases under investigation. Early Sunday morning, a man was shot and later treated and released from the hospital, while another man was taken into custody in a separate incident. The shooting occurred around...
Milwaukee shootings Sunday; 2 dead, teen injured
MILWAUKEE - Two people are dead, and a teenager was injured in different shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, July 21. A teenager was injured in a shooting in Milwaukee early Sunday. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, at about 2:25 a.m. A 15-year-old was shot and taken to a local...
Brady Street hit-and-run; Marvin Thomas sentenced, prison
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Marvin Thomas on Monday, July 22 to two years in prison plus an additional three years of extended supervision in connection with a September 2023 Brady Street hit-and-run crash. The judge also sentenced Thomas to serve nine months in the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center.
'It's senseless:' Milwaukee business provides free temporary repair services amid recent string of vehicle break-ins
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- If you've been a victim or have heard about a recent string of car break-ins in Milwaukee lately, you're not alone. According to Milwaukee police, in the two-week span from July 7 to July 21, 170 vehicles were targeted. Now, a local business on the city's...
24th and National crash, Milwaukee pedestrians hit
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Fire Department said two vehicles and two pedestrians were involved in a crash on the city's south side Saturday, July 20. It happened near 24th and National around 6:20 p.m. MFD said one person was taken to a hospital, but there were no major injuries. FOX6...
When the People and the Police Agree (Finally…it Took Long Enough)
Rodney King. Eleanor Bumpurs. Sandra Bland. Michael Bell. Ernest Lacy. Dontre Hamilton. The list is endless and could fill thousands of pages. Individuals who have been killed by police. In the four years since the murder of George Floyd and the protests for police accountability, the road to justice in policing has been rough and winding. One of the clearest requests of police reform activists has been the mandated use of body cameras by officers and that the footage be made available to the public in short order.
Silver Alert canceled for St. Francis man; found safe
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. - UPDATE: Police said he was found safe. A Silver Alert was issued for a missing 87-year-old Wisconsin man on Monday, July 22. The St. Francis Police Department said Vincent Koehler was last seen around 3 p.m. near Thompson and Caulfield. He is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing around 125 pounds. He has white, short hair.
Car windows smashed, Milwaukee business helps victims for free
MILWAUKEE - Several residents of Milwaukee's Lower East Side woke up Saturday morning to find their car windows smashed. They're the latest victims in what has become a series of recent break-ins in the area. Now, one local business is helping people pick up the pieces. "This morning, I got...
Car rolls over pedestrians, miraculously they survive
MILWAUKEE — Four people escaped serious injuries in a two-car crash Saturday in Milwaukee, in which one of the cars rolled over two pedestrians. Surveillance video shows the remarkable crash Saturday evening at 24th Street and National Avenue, as a dark SUV turned into the path of a speeding car, and the collision carried one of the cars into two people on the sidewalk, and rolled right over them. Remarkably, no one was seriously hurt.
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