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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...
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.
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...
Milwaukee shooting Sunday, 1 injured
MILWAUKEE - A 31-year-old was shot in Milwaukee on Sunday, June 30. Police said it happened around 12:30 p.m. near 42nd and Townsend. The victim sustained non-fatal injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation, but police said it...
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. ...
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.
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...
'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...
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 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...
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...
9 arrested during carnival in Southridge Mall parking lot
GREENDALE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Greendale police say nine people were arrested, including eight juveniles and one adult, during a carnival in Southridge Mall's south parking lot Saturday, June 29. Officials say several callers reported incidents between 3:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., including a report of an armed robbery, a...
Milwaukee man facing arson charges for blaze near 46th and Lisbon, other fires under investigation
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 35-year-old Milwaukee man is facing arson charges for a fire set near 46th and Lisbon, according to a criminal complaint from Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Breonteze Little is accused of intentionally damaging a building that was under renovations on Tuesday, June 18. The fire was...
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.
Man charged, accused of dragging Milwaukee police officer with car during traffic stop
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 33-year-old Milwaukee man is facing charges after he allegedly dragged a police officer down the road in a vehicle during a traffic stop. The incident happened Monday, June 24, when police said they observed "suspect illegal drugs" in a car near 48th and Capitol Dr.
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