A 16-year-old was shot and killed Thursday morning near N. 40th and W. Clarke St., according to WTMJ. Police say a suspect in a vehicle fired a shot that struck the teenager around 9:33 a.m.; the teen died at the scene. No suspect has been identified.
The shooting follows two separate incidents the weekend of Aug. 8-9 that left three people wounded across the city — meaning at least three violent incidents have hit Milwaukee in under two weeks, in the same stretch residents were asked to turn out for Tuesday’s primary election.
We’re not going to sensationalize it, and we’re not going to bury it
Urban News Journal covers gun violence the way we cover everything else — straight, without spectacle. Real families are living through this on the same weeks the city asks for civic trust at the ballot box. Both truths deserve to be held at once: the block has to be safe, and the vote still matters.
What the city is doing
Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and MPS Superintendent Brenda Fasala have been briefing the public on related community safety efforts, including at Lincoln Avenue School, in the days since.
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Milwaukee Police Department: (414) 935-7360
Crime Stoppers: (414) 224-TIPS
Source: WTMJ