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
Yesterday at a Milwaukee Press club panel discussion. He says there are two main reasons for the change. First, there had been concerns about some department of justice investigators being retired from mpd and whether that created a conflict of interest. He says the other reason is to make sure investigators arent having to come all the way from madison. Something flynn thinks helped spark unrest after last months shooting of sylville smith. It was clear to us that one of the causes of the riot in sherman park was we couldnt get two hours. Meanwhile, weve got a dead guy and his friends are gradually gathering and gathering, getting angrier and angrier, and we cant move the body. Milwaukee police say this change in policy is in effect immediately. The state department of justice says it hasnt gotten any notification from mpd about this change. Police say they milwaukee. Reporting live downtown outside police headquarters, a. J. Bayatpour, fox 6 news. Ben thanks aj. A 36yearold man has d
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
Complaining of neck or back pain. Spokesperson also tells us that investigators are looking at video from the platform. The goal is to have the Blue Line Service back to normal. The injured were taken to six different chicago area hospitals. Wgns Tonya Franciso is live a rush hospital in oak park with the latest on their conditions. Eight of the victims came to this hospital. Four of them by ambulance, four of them walked in on their own. We had a chance to talk to two sisters. They describe what happened. I was saying goodbye and the doors closed. Out of nowhere i heard a loud noise. Everybody flu. I felt to the ground. By her my leg and arm. I heard the conductor who said stop stop. He jumped off and the whole thing hit. The whole ground was shaking. She was most seriously injured. Injured to the right side of her body. Jayla not as seriously injured. They activated the emergency plan. Bringing in three physicians, a full complement of nurses and to physician assistants. Telling the
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