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Family of Man Killed by Officers During RNC Seeks Answers

July 26, 2024

By Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Angelique Sharpe, Edgar Mendez, Fatal Shooting, Jacob Gatlin II, Police Shooting, Republican National Convention, Samuel Sharpe Jr

Oshkosh police cite ‘Marsy’s Law’ to withhold names of officers who shot suspects

August 11, 2023

Some police agencies across the country have used the voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadens victim privacy to shield officers who use force. By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jacob Resneck, Law Enforcement Transparency, Marsys Law for Wisconsin, Police Shooting

Milwaukee County Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Police Officer Joseph Mensah

July 31, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2016, former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah fatally shot Jay Anderson Jr. Prosecutors originally declined to file charges against Mensah, but nearly five years … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Joseph Mensah, Police Shooting, Wauwatosa Police Department

Kenosha Police Officer Identified as Jacob Blake Shooter

August 28, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Seven. That is the number of times a police officer shot Jacob Blake while his children sat horrified in the car. The shooting occurred 40 miles away from Milwaukee in … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Jacob Blake, Josh Kaul, Police Brutality, Police Shooting, Rusten Sheskey

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NNPA Newswire Special Report: Police Shootings of African Americans

October 26, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A police officer’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Interviews, Police Shooting, Stacy M. Brown

Antwon Springer’s Family Still Seeking Justice

May 4, 2018

By Evan Casey Justice has yet to be found for the family of Antwon Springer, following the shooting and killing of Springer by Milwaukee Police Officers last September. Springer, who was 36 … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Antwon Springer, Evan Casey, Police Shooting

Family Receives No Compassion Following Police Involved Shooting of Antwon Springer

September 9, 2017

By Dylan Deprey The night began as a celebration of life for Hercules Brown Sr. and his family as they celebrated his 83rd birthday. Aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and grandchildren … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alisa Brown, Antwon Springer, Dylan Deprey, Fatal Shooting, Hercules Brown Jr, Hercules Brown Sr, Milwaukee Police Department, Police Shooting

Young Milwaukee Parents Speak about Police Involved Shootings

June 30, 2017

By Yasmine Outlaw As police related shooting deaths and the rate of Black males continue to rise, young Black parents are forced to change their beliefs on parenthood. The generation of young … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Police Related Deaths, Police Shooting, Yasmine Outlaw

Heaggen-Brown Found Not Guilty in Sylville Smith Shooting

June 24, 2017

By Dylan Deprey and Karen Stokes A jury found former-Milwaukee Police Department officer Dominique Heaggen-Brown not guilty in the shooting death of Sylville Smith on June 21, 2017. The City … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dominique Heaggan-Brown, Dylan Deprey, Karen Stokes, Milwaukee Police Department, Not Guilty Verdicts, Police Shooting, Sylville Smith

Many Still Seek Answers after Lakefront Shooting

June 17, 2017

By Karen Stokes At a brief news conference on Monday, Sheriff David Clarke updated information on the shooting which occurred at Milwaukee’s Lakefront. “On Sunday, June 11th at 7:41pm, in … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David A Clarke Jr, Fatal Shooting, Karen Stokes, Michael Traux, Paula McEwan, Police Shooting, Terry Williams, Tory Lowe

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