Violence leads absolutely nowhere. The conviction ends what at one time was milwaukees highest profile murder mystery. Justice for a family, left with one very big void in their lives. We remember her everyday. And by remembering her she is still alive in our hearts. Investigators say barrett and gordon both fired their weapons into the petersen house. The jury did not have to decide which mens bullet ending up hi charged with reckless Homicide Party to a crime. The jury had to simply decide if barrett was involved which they did. Sentencing is set for december. Live in the newsroom, Ben Handelman fox 6 news. Bev thank ben we have tracked the Laylah Petersen case since the beginning. When you visit fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app you can see how the Community Rallied to help solve this case and honored her memory with a peace garden. Two teen girls are recovering pit bulls. Both dogs were shot by a police officer. One has died. Fox 6s ashley sears is live at the Brown Deer Police
As walked her dogs mila and maxineshe says one of the pit bulls lunged toward them. 34 30 like a mother, i screamed because im worried about these girls getting hurt. The dog eventually was called back by its owner. But thursday it was a much different story for the girls at this home. 35 53 i feel sorry for them. The girls suffered serious injuries. They were treated on the scene and taken to local hospitals. Live at the Brown Deer Police department, Ashley Sears Fox 6 news. Three hours thats all a jury needed to come back with a guilty verdict for a man convicted for his role in the death of laylah petersen. The 5yearold was killed in 2014 while sitting on her grandfathers lap. One Family Member tells our ben handelman, the little girl is finally getting justice. All four charges he faced. Barrett, with two others, shot into the wrong house. The family says emotions are mixed tonight. I look at her everyday and give her a kiss every day laylah petersens aunt, kathy petersen, says eve
And dean. She heard their screams for help, then one of them was frantically knocking at her door. She was just laying on the ground getting attacked. She was telling the dog stop and everything. Brown deer police got on scene within minutes. Fearing for both the 14yearold girls safety and the neighborhood, officers shot the main dog who was attacking. Then the other dog started to charge at the officer so he was , also shot. You can see a lunch box and other School Supplies still on the front yard here. Neighbors tell me the girls hadnt even gn home before they were attacked. Neighbors say the pitbulls were often aggressive, trying to jump over the fence. Cheryl christensen says just yesterday one of them charged at her two little dogs. I turned around and i see this dog running up to us, so the three of them did kind of look at each other and did a little gnarly stuff, and then the young man called his dog back. Both girls were taken to the hospital. They do have serious injuries. In
Now at 10 he say executive chris abele wants Milwaukee County drivers to pay to maintain public transportation. Plus it feels like a weight is lifted. Justice for laylah petersen. The little girls aunt reacts to todays verdict. And a dog attack in brown deer. One neighbor tells us she was almost a victim earlier this week. Thats where we start at ten two teens attacked by pit bulls. The girls are in serious condition tonight. Police shot both dogs. One died on the scene, the other is expected to be put down. Fox 6s ashley sears is live at the Police Department with the latest. Police say the dogs lived in the same home as one of the victims. Tonight, investigators are trying to figure out what took place. At 48th and west dean road in brown deer. Two girls are taken by stretchers as Police Investigate the scene. Just before 4 30 in the Afternoon Police say two pit 14year old girls in this front yard. The dogs lived in the home with one of the girls. Police say when they arrived an offi
All charges one of the men responsible for the shooting death of 5yearold Laylah Petersen is heading to prison it only took the jury three hours to come back with its guilty verdict. Tonight a Family Member of the victim says she hopes he never gets out. Our Ben Handelman is in the newsroom. Found guilty of firing a gun into the home where petersen was sitting on her grandfathers lap. Two other men have already pleaded guilty to their roles in the crime. An aunt says todays decision means justice for the little girl. If she was still alive today Laylah Petersen would have turned 7 last week. I look at her everyday and give her a kiss every day. And i know she is watching over us. Instead her aunt Kathy Petersen is left with pictures have the strength. Life doesnt stop. Petersen was sitting on her grandfathers lap in 2014, when bullets came piercing through the wall. The family waited nearly a year for arrests. And nearly another year for this day. It feels like a weight is lifted. But