Back to life. Theyve watched the burning in sherman park taylolives there. Its they neighborhood, so why you tearing your own neighborhood up i just try to figure out what makes em do it, the house never did nothing to nobody the department of Neighborhood Services says in 2014, the city tore down 400 Distressed Properties using a onetime settlement from mortgage lenders in the housing collapse. Since then, the city budget only covers demolition of 100 of the citys 4200 vacant buildings a year. The sherman park neighborhis home to 535 of those vacant like the home that burned this morning and the one that burned properties morning and the one that burned tuesday at 50th and , clarke. The contractors Say Something needs to change. Theres too many vacant homes in the city and they need to do something besides tear them down. Theres too many Homeless People and too many vacant places. Ironically, when it comes to Vacant Properties sherman park , may suffer because of its , first. Those ar
Milwaukees southside. There has been a shooting death near Milwaukee Police district 6. Thats near 27th and oklahoma. Our jenna sachs is there live on now to tonights big story healing milwaukee. The city and its people are moving forward from last weekends violence. We have team the prayers for peace. But first our ashley sears with the latest on the investigation. Ashley . State investigators are calling on the public for help. Asking for online tips about the officer involved shooting. Its been five days since yellow tape block streets near 44th and auer now that police have left the scene the investigation hasnt stopped. The state department of the case gathering information about what happened during that fatal officer involved shootingthat killed 23yearold slyville smith. Nowinvestigators ask the public for Anonymous Online tips anyone with information related to the case can sumbit what they know, straight to the doj. Meantime 35 13 right now, we need to be finding a way to move
Several members of the u. S. Swim team are in hot water after questions arise surrounding their claims of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio De Janeiro during the olympic games. Police are still investigating the incident, but, confirm the robbery as told by the athletes did not happen. The athletes were with fellow swimmers james feigen and u. S. Olympic Gold Medalist ryan lochte sunday morning when they said they were robbed in a taxi as the athletes village from a party. The incident occurred several hours after the last olympic swimming events were held. But, the gas station attendant says they were drunk and damaged the bathroom. The stations security called the police and the athletes became aggressive, prompting him to confront them. Jack conger and gunnar bentz were heading home to the United States when authorities pulled them from their plane wednesday. Siera says they will obviously cooperate with justice and the police. Fogelson says due to privacy considerations, we cannot gi
Were doing forensics work. Because of the violence over the weekend they werent able to thoroughly investigate the area. And as ashley sears explains. The department of justice has set up an online tipline. For information in the case. Its been five days since yellow tape block streets near 44th and auer now that police have left the scene the investigation hasnt stopped. The state department of Justice Division of criminal investigations is the lead on the case gathering information about what officer involved shootingthat killed 23yearold slyville smith. Nowinvestigators ask the public for Anonymous Online tips anyone with information related to the case can sumbit what they know, straight to the doj. Meantime 35 13 right now, we need to be finding a way to move forward and to heal. At a news conferencethursda y Community Groups call on investigators to release videofrom a body camera worn by the officer involved. To speculation, thats going to lead to apprehension. In a statementatt
Major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays breaking overnight the Milwaukee Police department is investigating. After a 34 year old man was shot during a fight on north old around 2 30. Were told the victim drove to 4th and west kilbourn after he was shot. Where he flagged down a Police Car Driving by. He has been taken to a hospital for non life threatening injuries. Police are searching for the suspect right now. Happening right now police are investigating a fatal shooting. Right outside milwaukees district 6 station. It happened around 640 last night. Police say two men were sitting in a van. When they got into an argument with a man on the sidewalk. During the argument. Police say one of the men in the van. Pulled out a gun themselves in at the police district. Along with the gun. The man shot was taken to a hospital where he later died. The Wisconsin Department of justice is asking for the publics help. As they investigate saturdays deadly offic