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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...
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.
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...
Nine arrested in incident at Southridge that forced mall, carnival to close early Saturday
Nine people were arrested Saturday during a chaotic situation near Southridge Mall where a carnival was taking place, according to the Greendale Police Department. The disturbance resulted in the carnival shutting down and the mall closing early. Between 3 and 10 p.m., Greendale police responded to multiple calls for service...
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. ...
39-year-old killed in shooting near Fond du Lac and Burleigh in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Police Department says it was called to the scene around 5:30 Tuesday morning. Officers say a 39-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. They're looking for an unknown suspect.
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. ...
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.
Former choir director Marco Melendez posts $10K bond, prelim set
MILWAUKEE - Marco Melendez, a former children’s choir director facing child sex crime charges, appeared in court on Monday, July 1, for an initial appearance. He did not appear in intake court, but before Judge Kies. Kies set a $10,000 cash bond and Melendez is due back in court on July 9.
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...
State funding issues kept youth charged in fatal beating at Lincoln Hills
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