Week period in Milwaukee County. Thats almost two per day. We clearly saw this issue building Kathy Schmitz with the medical society of milwaukee says the battle against opiate use and overdoses is for years now. And something theyre subsequently taking an active effort in trying to put a stop to to really help change legislation, policy, prescribing practices, offering c and m credits, mandatory to physicians, and really helping educate physicians on this issue one thing they are learning. Unfortunately drug addiction and specifically narcotic addiction is an equal opportunity afflictor it actually can affect anybody in any Socio Economic class any race sept 12th. Pull quote police are called to clybourn street for an unconscious 29 yr old male. Paramedics administer the drug narcan. But despite that and other life saving efforts. Hes pronounced dead. The medical examiners called. The man turns out to be the medical examiners son. Adam peterson. The cause of death probable overdose. N
Accident. Thats what police are saying about an incident today inside a milwaukee elementary school. A student was injured when an officers gun went off inside thoreau school. Fox6s Madeline Anderson is live outside the school near 60th and Bradley Police say nonlifethreatening injuries. The incident. Taking place in the basement of the building. Away from other students and staff members. A 13yearold girl hopitalized in the middle of the school day after suffering a graze wound when an officers gun went off inside thoreau elementary. His firearm, while still in the holster discharged. Captain raymond banks says the supervisor of the schools resource officers was trying to incident that occurred several days ago. Banks says thats when the student became physically combative. At any time, was there any faculty, any teachers, any students anyone else in the area in any danger. Many parents though initially feared the worst. The say they were left in the dark about their childrens safety.
No officers were hurt during the shooting. The Investigation Underway now near 35th avenue. Back here live, police want to warn everyone at home to avoid the area from 33rd to 35th avenue on deer valley for the investigation. Live on the scene. Thank you from that street closure. The breaking news continues. A crash shutting down the loop 202. On the scene. Alison, i the entire morning, looked bad here. What is the situation . What kind of condition are the drivers in here . I can tell you that both drivers, they are okay. The passenger of one of the vehicles has died. A man and two of the vehicles here involved they are still on scene here now and we do believe that speed is a factor involved and thats what officials are telling us its not something you see often, be u across the lanes westbound near 32nd street. It happened this morning. They believe a driver in the small white car was speeding reporter now we do believe that the person who died here was not wearing a seat belt but i
Driver on the loose after a hitand run on milwaukees northside. Our Julie Collins has the details. The hit and run and happened at atkinson and capitol where police say a 45 year old man was injured. Police received the call about a man lying in the middle of the road at 1 30 this morning. Police say the victim of this hit and run is intoxicated and they are unsure if he was attempting to cross the street or if he was just wandering in the middle of the they do know is that the car drove away that car is described as a maroon or red 4door car. Police believe the car continued east on capital after hitting the man the victim was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Milwaukee police say they continue to search for the driver of the vehicle. If you have any information youre encouraged to contact milwaukee police. New information about the car police say they are looking for a dark sedan, which should have damage to the front passenger side. The Police Officer was resp
After police say concerning writing was found on a desk. Officials say the principal made the call to send students home and police were called as precaution. Authorities have not said exactly what was written on the desk. The death of an inmate in the Milwaukee County jail. Is ruled homicide. By dehydration. That inmate. Terrill thomas, is the man accused of opening fire inside potowatomi back in the spring. A. J. Bayatpour is live outside the county jail with the details. In his cell here at the county jail. It was less than two weeks after his arrest for shooting a man outside his home, then firing a gun inside potowatomi. The medical Examiners Office released its report today. It finds the manner of death to be homicide. There were no signs of trauma but testing revealed profound dehydration. Thomas Family declined an interview today, referring us to their investigation reveals water was cut off to thomas cell. The mes report only says water was cut off to his toilet. Not mentionin