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Fatal Milwaukee shooting, 54th and Meinecke, woman charged
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman has been criminally charged in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred Friday, June 28 near 54th and Meinecke in Milwaukee. The accused, 30-year-old Talina Weddle, walked into a Milwaukee Police District building and turned herself in. Weddle is facing one count of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.
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.
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...
Washington Park fatal shooting, Milwaukee man gets life in prison
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man convicted of shooting and killing a man at Washington Park was sentenced to life in prison. Triston Brown, 20, pleaded guilty in February to first-degree intentional homicide. A charge of strangulation and suffocation was dismissed as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Naquan Henry...
GRAPHIC: Man restrained by hotel security guards later dies, officials say
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WDJT) – Security guards at a Wisconsin hotel were seen on camera restraining a man and appearing to hit him with an object. The man eventually became unresponsive before later dying. Warning: The details in this story may be disturbing for some readers. A witness caught the...
Milwaukee hotel death; victim's wife speaks out
MILWAUKEE - The wife of the man who died outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel on Sunday, June 30, spoke with FOX6 News in an exclusive interview after the incident. The Milwaukee Police Department said 43-year-old Dvontaye Mitchell fought with security guards as they escorted him outside the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee hotel and held him down until police arrived.
'We're watching somebody getting killed': Civil rights attorney wants criminal charges in death investigation involving hotel security guards
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-area police who joined Oath Keepers resigned jobs after The Badger Project investigation
Three of the four Milwaukee-area police officers revealed by The Badger Project to have joined the anti-government group the Oath Keepers resigned from their law enforcement positions soon after the stories were published. Two have left law enforcement. The third took a job with a different law enforcement agency. A...
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.
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...
Body recovered from water near McKinley Marina in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Investigators recovered on Monday, July 1 the body of a 43-year-old man from the water near McKinley Marina in Milwaukee. FOX6 News talked with a man who said the person was pulled out from an area near the breakwall around 1 p.m. The man said he was walking on the pier when two fishermen saw the body and called 911.
State funding issues kept youth charged in fatal beating at Lincoln Hills
I'm Steve Martinez and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. Temperatures should rise to the mid-70s Tuesday with chances for a couple of rain showers and a thunderstorm. It'll be breezy with partly cloudy skies. Forecasts call for sun and mid-80s on Wednesday.
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...
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.
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. ...
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