Sherman park neighborhood. But what remains of this burned up gas station is a reminder of the unrest over the weekend. The atf is offering a 10thousand dollar reward leading to information that leads to arrests and convictions. The investigation covers a total of eight commercial fires that were set. Besides the bp station. Those include an Oreilly Auto Parts store, a bmo harris bank, a Beauty Supply store, a supermarket and three liquor stores. Three of those fires are near the intersections of 35th, du lac, and burleigh. The feds say the are working with the milwaukee fire department, and the state department of justice among other agencies. The owner of the bp gas station that was torched on saturday night. May not rebuild at the corner of the sherman and burleigh. There had been tensions earlier in the month but this weekends unrest made the situation much worse. T his Attorney Says his client now fears for his safety with his future unclear. For his safety with his future meanwhi
Two big stories tonight at 10 he makes a lot of noise but he has a lot of sense in his to give up on wisconsin. Plus an update on the unrest why my business . Why all these other businesses are targeted . Tonight hear from some of the victims. Thats where we begin tonight prayers for another peaceful night. This is a live look at Sherman Office closed sherman park for the night about 4 hours ago. And within the last few seconds the curfew for milwaukee teens went back into effect. Those measures helped keep the peace last night. And everyone is hoping thatll be the case tonight too especially Business Owners who are still trying to pick up the pieces. The atf is offering a 10thousand dollar reward for information on the people who set 8 businesses on fire saturday. Ashley sears and Ben Handelman continue our tonight. Lets start with ben. Hes live near the park. Good evening guys. We have had no issues tonight. You could almost call it a normal night. Normal until you look at the scene
And the shot Spotter Program was activated over 30 times. The unrest stems from the officer involved shooting death of Sylville Smith. At 23 years old, smith had already racked up four criminal cases. Three of them felonies. Two involving guns. But fox 6 investigator bryan polcyn finds all but one of those cases was dismissed. my brother gonna walk around with his gun regardless. That saying, im safe. Sherelle Smith is one of eight siblings mourning the death of Sylville Smith. this brother that yall talking about is the sweetest brother i got. but even her sweetest brother had racked up a hefty list of criminal charges. In 2013, he was charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing more than 1600dollars in dvds from a south side walmart. Though the case was eventually dismissed. In 2014, he was arrested outside this walgreens and convicted of my brother carried that pistol for safety. For safety reasons he never shot his gun, ever in 2015, he was charged with shooting another man ou
No issues tonight. You could almost call it a normal night. Normal until you look at the scene behind me. Still some Law Enforcement in riot gear, although their numbers far fewer. This gas station one of the places the a tf says will reward anyone with information that leads to an arrest. At the corner of sherman and burleigh, honestly he didnt see it coming, and his world has been flipped upside. Gas station have returned, making their way through a blackened charred mess. We watched their lively destroyed before our eyes. The corner gas staton lit on fire during unrest in the sherman park neighborhood saturday night. A Family Member of the owner says he is too devastated to talk. His attorney , Vincent Bobot says his client now fears for his safety with his future unclear. He thought he was part of the neighborhood. Now thats been the owner, fired his own son, after the clerk fired a gun into the air after a group of teens tried to get into the store. A boycott of the gas station la
A high in the midto upper 80s. We have a chance for a few scattered tstorms wednesday afternoon. Hot and humid conditions for the end of the week with highs near 90 thursday and friday. With heat indices in the mid90s. Thunderstorms are likely on saturday with a high around 80. Much cooler air moves in sunday with highs around 70. Tonight chance for tstorms overnight. Low 69 dewpoint 66 wind sw 5 mph wednesday partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. High 86 dewpoint 68 wind w 510 mph thursday heat index 95. Partly sunny. Am low 70 high 89 dewpoint 71 wind sw 510 mph friday heat index 95. Partly sunny. Am low 72 high 89 dewpoint 71 wind investigating after a man is found shot multiple times. And the search for the suspect in a deadly hit and run continues this morning. Angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. Police say a 28yearold woman was trying to run across the street when she was hit by a car. It happened near fond du lac and oak just aft