Officers who shot and killed a suspect back in may. It happened near 73rd and mill. Burt johnson and gregory rounds were in the process of robbing an Auto Parts Store when police surrounded the building. Johnson was told to drop his weapon. Instead he opened fire hitting one of the officers in his protective vest. The officers returned fire killing him. In a letter to chief ed flynn the District Attorneys Office says . The actions of officers Jesse Mattson and Jason Daering were their baby died but they cant mourn. A milwaukee family says the tragedy at their home yesterday got even worse when a crowd, stirred up by rumors got aggressive. Fox sixs Derica Williams says the family wants to put the gossip to rest. Its aint fair its not fair upset over the loss of her child. And now, the treatment by community you doing, are you ok, instead Tiffany Kirksey says neighbors spurred by Incorrect Information confronted her childs father about their babys death 3 month old deshyla toombs. How co
Rebounding 66 to 68 with afternoon. Party sunny. Now to matt in news chopper 12. Sally, we are looking down at the bypass, lincoln is over the top of the freeway. Starting to see the brake lights. Before that, coming on before oklahoma avenue and stop and go ride. 8 minutes from the the zoo. In northbound lanes of 894. 11 minutes 43 southbound from brown deer to downtown. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Thank you, matt. Election day is just three weeks from today. On the ballot the u. S. Senate race here in wisconsin. Ron johnson is being challenged by former senator Russ Feingold. They are facing off tonight in a wisn 12 news thema ponton is live with a look ahead. Good morning, thema. Reporter good morning, ben. You can watch the debate here at the Marquette University law school. Johnson and feingold faced each other in 2010. Now, feingold is trying to get the senate seat tonights debate is a partnership between wisn 12 and the Marquette University law school and t
Police found three flip phones inside the car and all of them were on. The state doj agent says investigators found heroin and cocaine base inside enough to make them think it was for distribution. A green bay man was with smith at the time and was arrested on the spot. Smith, of course, ran from police. They say an officer fatally wounded smith when he turned and pointed a gun at the officer. The das office but have yet to file any charges, instead opting for further investigation. They say their review of the officer involved shooting to Sylville Smith is still onoing; there is no timetable for a decision in that case. Live at the Milwaukee County courthouse, a. J. Bayatpour, fox 6 news. Steph thanks aj. Milwaukee police are on the citys northwest side. It happened near grantosa and medford, just before 10 last night. When officers arrived they found a 50yearold man who had been shot. They also found a 26 year old woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. First responders tried t
Know the girls are safe. im shocked its sad especially being the age and the mother of two daughters. store owner Mahmood Hassan tells us he knew something was off with the tenants living in the apartment above his shop. i kinda figured something wasnt right cause i noticed a lot of activity upstairson friday hassans security cameras caught a heavy police pre Milwaukee Division of the fbi two sisters ages 16 and 17 were advertised for prostitution on a website allegedly by their own mother. Authorities identified her as 55 yearold paula k. Whittaker. They also found a registered sex offender renting a room in the apartment. its very sad, im glad they got busted. the state of wisconsin saw the most juvenile rescues during a nationwide crack down of child sex trafficking with a total of 11 minors. Their ages ranged from 13 17. Another 3 rescued in glendale and 1 was rescued in milwaukee. The sisters are among the list of those rescued in kenosha. At last check whittaker has yet to be arr