It was a violent 13 hours in Milwaukee.Police are investigating three of the city’s latest homicides.The first happened about 9:35 p.m. Tuesday at North 28th and West Melvin streets.Officers said a 26-year-old Milwaukee man suffered multiple gunshot wounds.He was pronounced dead at the scene. The second homicide happened about 11:25 p.m. Tuesday at North 68th Street and West Ruby Avenue.A 28-year-old Milwaukee man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.So far no arrests in those cases have been made.Police were called a little more than 13 hours later to a homicide at North 93rd Street and West Goodrich Avenue.The victim, a 54-year-old Milwaukee man, suffered fatal gunshot injuries. A 27-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested. The victim’s nephew said his uncle was shot multiple times.No other information was immediately released.WISN 12 has asked investigators for additional details.The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said autopsies would be performed Thursday. Police have not released a motive in any of the killings.The names of the victims have also not been released.Milwaukee police said there have been 28 homicides since the beginning of the year.A tally by WISN 12 counted 30 homicides.There were 14 homicides during the same time period in 2021.Milwaukee’s acting mayor talked anti-violence during a neighborhood walk Wednesday where six people were killed last month.Two armed police officers walked with Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson as he led reporters through that neighborhood.He signed a formal acceptance recently for $8 million in federal grants to be used for violence prevention.”It’s going to take partnerships. It’s going to take working together. Public safety is not going to be just a silver bullet approach. It need to be multipronged,” Johnson told WISN 12. “These are efforts that we’ll have to engage in for some time.”The city’s Office of Violence Prevention leader said workers were expanding the effort.”We want to make sure that people know that we’ve haven’t forgot about them. And that they care. And that their needs, and their wellbeing, and their safety is central to our work,” Arnitta Holliman said. Anyone with any information about any of the homicides was asked to call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or use the P3 Tips App.
It was a violent 13 hours in Milwaukee.
Police are investigating three of the city’s latest homicides.
The first happened about 9:35 p.m. Tuesday at North 28th and West Melvin streets.
Officers said a 26-year-old Milwaukee man suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second homicide happened about 11:25 p.m. Tuesday at North 68th Street and West Ruby Avenue.
A 28-year-old Milwaukee man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
So far no arrests in those cases have been made.
Police were called a little more than 13 hours later to a homicide at North 93rd Street and West Goodrich Avenue.
The victim, a 54-year-old Milwaukee man, suffered fatal gunshot injuries.
A 27-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested.
The victim’s nephew said his uncle was shot multiple times.
No other information was immediately released.
WISN 12 has asked investigators for additional details.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said autopsies would be performed Thursday.
Police have not released a motive in any of the killings.
The names of the victims have also not been released.
Milwaukee police said there have been 28 homicides since the beginning of the year.
A tally by WISN 12 counted 30 homicides.
There were 14 homicides during the same time period in 2021.
Milwaukee’s acting mayor talked anti-violence during a neighborhood walk Wednesday where six people were killed last month.
Two armed police officers walked with Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson as he led reporters through that neighborhood.
He signed a formal acceptance recently for $8 million in federal grants to be used for violence prevention.
“It’s going to take partnerships. It’s going to take working together. Public safety is not going to be just a silver bullet approach. It need to be multipronged,” Johnson told WISN 12. “These are efforts that we’ll have to engage in for some time.”
The city’s Office of Violence Prevention leader said workers were expanding the effort.
“We want to make sure that people know that we’ve haven’t forgot about them. And that they care. And that their needs, and their wellbeing, and their safety is central to our work,” Arnitta Holliman said.
Anyone with any information about any of the homicides was asked to call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or use the P3 Tips App.
