REGIONAL BRIEFING
2 men killed, another hurt in separate shootings
Milwaukee’s violent 2020 continued Wednesday morning as Milwaukee police reported two separate fatal shootings.
At 4:40 a.m. in the 3900 block of West Lloyd Street, police responded to a call about a shooting and found a 28year-old Milwaukee man dead.
Roughly four hours later in the 5600 block of North 65th Street, a 27-year-old Milwaukee man was also found dead of a gunshot.
The two fatal shootings came less than 12 hours after a 45-year-old man was shot while driving his car in the 600 block of South First Street. The man survived and was taken to a hospital.
The circumstances of the three incidents are under investigation and police continue to seek suspects.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at (414) 935-7360 or Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS.
Man killed in crash with police van in Bay View
A 27-year-old Milwaukee man died Tuesday afternoon after colliding headon with a Milwaukee police squad in the Bay View neighborhood, authorities said.
The man was driving eastbound about 4:30 p.m. in the 900 block of East Oklahoma Avenue when he crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and crashed into the marked squad, which was headed westbound on Oklahoma, police said in a news release.
The man was driving quickly and recklessly, police said. He was extricated from his car and died from his injuries, police said.
A passenger, a 25-year-old Cudahy woman, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
The officer driving the squad — which appeared to be a van, according to photos from the scene — is a 54-yearold man who also suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. He has been on the force for 17 years, police said.
Both the officer and the woman were being treated at a hospital for their injuries.
The circumstances that led to the crash are under investigation, police said.
4 hurt, home damaged in South Milwaukee crash
A three-car crash sent four people to the hospital and resulted in significant damage to a home’s foundation on
Tuesday in South Milwaukee.
The crash occurred around 4:15 p.m. at 15th and Milwaukee avenues after a shoplifting suspect fled police.
The 53-year-old suspect is in custody, according to South Milwaukee police.
The four people were taken to Froedtert Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Man killed in single-vehicle crash
A motorist was killed in a crash Monday afternoon.
A vehicle driven by a 42-year-old man veered into oncoming traffic and struck a tree at 2:42 p.m. in the 4600 block of W. Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee police said. The man was the only person in his vehicle.