A 10-year-old Milwaukee boy shot and killed his mother, not in a tragic accident as investigators first believed, but after his mother would not buy him a virtual reality headset, according to prosecutors. The boy was charged in adult court last week with first-degree reckless homicide and is being held in the county’s juvenile detention facility.Continue reading “‘Absolute family tragedy’: 10-year-old Milwaukee boy charged as an adult in the fatal shooting of his mother”
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At least 21 people injured in three downtown Milwaukee shootings after Bucks playoff game
MILWAUKEE — At least 21 people were shot and injured in three separate shootings in Milwaukee’s downtown bar district after the Milwaukee Bucks playoff game, which drew thousands of people to the Deer District. Following the shootings, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson imposed a curfew Saturday afternoon for parts of downtown on Saturday and Sunday nights. TheContinue reading “At least 21 people injured in three downtown Milwaukee shootings after Bucks playoff game”
She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case.
“Without that information from Google, we were toast,” a detective said. A woman in medical scrubs with a swollen, bruised face walked into a truck stop outside Milwaukee just before 3 a.m. on June 16, 2017, and begged a driver to use his cellphone. She dialed 911 and said she’d been attacked by two men.Continue reading “She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case.”
Pro sports teams delay games after Milwaukee Bucks refuse to play in protest of Jacob Blake shooting
Professional basketball, baseball and soccer teams postponed their games Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor during a playoff match in a protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Top-ranked pro-tennis player Naomi Osaka also said she would sit out a semi-final match at the Western Southern Open scheduled for Thursday.Continue reading “Pro sports teams delay games after Milwaukee Bucks refuse to play in protest of Jacob Blake shooting”
Several people killed in shooting at Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee
Multiple people were killed in a shooting Wednesday at the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee, the mayor said. Mayor Tom Barrett told reporters that several people, including the shooter, have died.”It’s a horrible, horrible day for the employees here,” Barrett said. “It’s a very rough day for anybody who’s close to this situation.”Several local newsContinue reading “Several people killed in shooting at Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee”
Kids, aged 12 and 13, shot by driver after throwing snowballs at passing cars
Two children, ages 12 and 13, were shot after throwing snowballs at passing cars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police said. The pair was hurling snowballs at passing cars with a group of children on Saturday evening, Milwaukee police said in a series of tweets. One of the snowballs struck a white Toyota, and the driver of theContinue reading “Kids, aged 12 and 13, shot by driver after throwing snowballs at passing cars”
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