News mobile app. If you havent already, download the free app to access interactive radar and the latest videocast from our weather watch 12 team. Joyce homicide in the unlikeliest place, the front door of a Milwaukee Police station. Police say a stranger approached two men in a van outside district six. Moments later, the stranger was dead. As wisn 12 news Colleen Henry reports, the men were there to buy a gun. Police say the stranger walked up to the van and asked why they were eyeballing him. E stranger threw a traffic cone into the van. He walked away, then returned. There were more words. And in clear view of the station, police say the vans passenger got out and fired his gun three times. 42yearold reed carlsen died at the hospital. I can understand why someone shot him. He was crazy. Carlsen last lived in this building near 64th and lincoln history of Mental Illness and arrest records show carlsen had then in jail for times in the last year. This guy was scary, he really was. Yo
Traffic check red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays developing overnight. A teenager says he was shot near palmer and clarke. The shooting happened around 9 30 last night. Police say the 18 year old told officers he was walking in the area. When he heard several gunshots. And then realized he had been shot. He was taken to a hospital for a non life threatening injury. No word on any suspects. Meanwhile. Investigators are trying to determine how a fire whitewater. The fire happened on burr oak road. Several departments were called in to help. But the home was fully engulfed in flames by the time they got there. And is considered a total loss. The people who live in the home were at a restaurant when the fire happened. Stay with fox 6 and fox6 now dot com for the latest details on that fire. A new lead in case of a baby shot on i43 in Milwaukee County. Investigators are now looking for a very specific car. Julie collins joins us
Money. An oak creek woman is accused of embezzling from her employer. To the tune of nearly 100thouasnd dollars. To make matters worse. She worked at a church fox6s bret lemoine is live at Grace Lutheran Church with the story youll see only on fox6. Investigators say 44year old Kelly Fischer used the money to buy things garth brooks concert tickets. Nat scoring two free tickets to a garth brooks concert may sound like a Country Music fans dream come true. For 44 year old Kelly Fischer. Police say it wasnt a dream. It was truly a steal. Tm we actually discovered it in march of this year. tony mirenda is the congregation president at Grace Lutheran Church in oak creek. He says fischer worked as Early Childhood center, or ecc. Investigators believe she was dipping into the church funds, embezzling nearly 100thousand dollars in four years. Tm well, it was done in little bits little pieces. according to the criminal complaint, fischer was stealing cash childcare payments. She also had acces
The chase and crash on august 30th. According to court documents. The owner of a 2006 lexus reported it stolen at gunpoint in milwaukee a few weeks later a Milwaukee Police officer says he saw the stolen lexus being driven by defendant near 12th and north avenue he pursued it. Traveled from 143 south. To 194 west. And crossing into wauwatosa. Speeds got as high as 90 miles an hour point the defendant blew through two red lights tried to speed through a third. But crashed into a vehicle at 68th and bluemound causing extensive damage to both vehicles, and minor injury to the other driver 2 passengers took off running. Bradley was arrested. Because the states witness was not there today. The preliminary hearing was rescheduled to next week. Live in milwaukee, Krystle Kacner fox 6 news. Same suspect . Thats what police in kenosha are trying to determine tonight. All three banks were robbed in a span of 35 minutes this afternoon. The suspect hit the chase bank on washington road first then,
Following last months unrest. Tonight, we know most of that money will be dedicated to helping people in milwaukees north side find jobs. Our a. J. Bayatpour is live near 27th and north to show you how that money will be put to use. Yesterday we asked the department of Workforce Development for an update on this plan. By late afternoon, we were told the program would kick off today, here at the employ milwaukee office. Jobs access point centers. Besides job search information, people can learn about Training Programs and Services Like food stamps. In the room over, shanta winters applies for a job with an optimistic approach. Its not hard. You just gotta apply yourself. It aint hard finding a job, you just gotta want it. Out of the states 4. 5 Million Dollar investment, 2. 5 million is going to this jobs program, the other two million, dedicated to demolishing vacant houses. Lieutenant governor on hand to sell the plan. An employed milwaukee is a safe milwaukee. A safe milwaukee is a p