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Milwaukee hotel death; video shows moments leading up to man's death
MILWAUKEE - New video shows the moments leading up to a man's death at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee hotel that happened on Sunday, June 30. The Milwaukee Police Department said 43-year-old Dvontaye Mitchell fought with security guards as they escorted him outside and held him down until police arrived. Mitchell...
New video shows security guards restraining struggling man who later died, family and witnesses speak out
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- New video shows security guards at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee hotel restraining a man Sunday afternoon, June 30, then hitting him. Dvontaye Mitchell eventually became unresponsive and later died. The Medical Examiner's office said the preliminary manner of death was homicide, meaning it was caused by...
'We're watching somebody getting killed': Civil rights attorney wants criminal charges in hotel security guard death investigation
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee civil rights attorney says criminal charges should be filed in the death of Dvontaye Mitchell, the man who died Sunday afternoon, June 30, after he was restrained by four security guards outside the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. Hyatt ignored our questions, both about this...
Milwaukee mayor calls for stricter gun laws after spate of shootings in city
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is again calling on the state Legislature to pass stricter gun laws after the city experienced a violent week. At least 15 people were shot in Milwaukee on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the latest media update from the Milwaukee Police Department. A 25-year-old was also fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday a 1-year-old was injured in a shooting.
Former Milwaukee city employee who embezzled more than $100,000 sentenced to probation
Kyle Hepp, one of two former Milwaukee Department of Public Works employees who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 from the city, was sentenced Tuesday to six months home confinement and four years of probation. Hepp and his colleague Kelly Whitmore-Behling each pleaded guilty in March to federal charges of conspiracy to commit theft from a federally funded program and theft from a federally funded program. ...
Milwaukee shootings Tuesday; 1 dead, 2 injured
MILWAUKEE - One person is dead and two others injured in different shootings that happened in Milwaukee on Tuesday, July 2. following a shooting near Burleigh and Fond du Lac in Milwaukee on Tuesday morning, July 2. Police say the 39-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday...
11 people injured when escalator malfunctions in Milwaukee ballpark
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A spokesman for the Milwaukee Brewers said Sunday the team “was in the process of reaching out” to the 11 people injured after an American Family Field escalator malfunctioned. Tyler Barnes, the senior vice president of communications and affiliate operations for the Brewers, said...
Milwaukee sheriff's deputy injured after driver strikes his squad car during a traffic stop
A sheriff's deputy was injured and has a possible concussion after a driver stuck his squad car during a traffic stop on Interstate 41, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office said in a post on X that the incident happened Monday on southbound I-41 near West Greenfield...
Waukesha Co. Sheriff's Department seeks help locating Pewaukee 4-year-old
PEWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 4-year-old child. Officials say 4-year-old Aaron Amell is believed to be with his biological mother, Rachel Amell. According to the sheriff's department, the child was taken from his father's home in...
Search continues for teen gunman accused of killing two St. Anthony High students
Milwaukee police are searching for a teen who they say shot and killed two St. Anthony High School students last month on the city's south side. Prosecutors have filed two counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Moses Martinez in the shooting deaths of Diego Herrera-Mejia, 16, and Isaac Rodriguez, 15. He also faces a charge of first-degree reckless endangering safety. ...
Milwaukee private security ordinance rescinded; argued 'unconstitutional'
MILWAUKEE - An effort to provide more regulations for private security guards in the City of Milwaukee has taken a big step back. A new ordinance that requires security guards to have a city license and undergo a background check is being rescinded. When a convenience store owner asked the...
Police in Glendale remove election observers for being disruptive and objecting to ballots
Election observers showed up at several polling locations in the Milwaukee area Tuesday, and two of them were removed by police in Glendale for being disruptive while objecting to absentee ballots, Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said. Glendale Police removed two observers at separate city polling sites for getting confrontational with poll workers, Kennedy...
Arrest warrant issued for Milwaukee teen charged in shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injured
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee teenager is facing criminal charges in connection to a shooting that left two teens dead, and another injured on June 15. Seventeen-year-old Moses Martinez faces two counts first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and one count of first degree recklessly endangering safety.
Non-Fatal Shooting in Milwaukee's Autumn Ridge Apartments Under Investigation by Brooklyn Park Police
In the early hours of last Saturday, Milwaukee's Autumn Ridge Apartments became the scene of a shooting incident, where a male victim suffered two gunshot wounds. The Brooklyn Park Police Department reported that officers were dispatched to the location at 8508 63rd Ave N following the emergency call at around 2:10 A.M. on June 29th. Upon arrival, law enforcement administered first aid to the victim, although his injuries were deemed non-life-threatening.
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