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Milwaukee domestic violence homicides 'a crisis;' help available
Milwaukee domestic violence deaths ‘a crisis’
The Sojourner Family Peace Center hosted a press conference to raise awareness on what they are calling a crisis of domestic violence homicides in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE – City of Milwaukee leaders are sounding the alarm about a number of domestic violence homicides in the last week.
“What we’ve experienced in the last nine days…there’s no words or it ,” said Carmen Pitre, President and CEO of Sojourner.
“We believe it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” Pitre added.
On Friday, April 12, Sojourner Family Peace Center hosted a press conference to raise awareness on what they are calling a crisis.
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Sojourner Family Peace Center
“We’ve been in a state of emergency for many years. COVID made everything worse, but in the last nine days we’ve had an unprecedented amount of domestic violence,” added Pitre.
Among those cases include a Milwaukee mother of eight that was shot and killed outside of her home on the city’s north side on April 1, and a shooting on 91st and Congress that killed a 27-year-old.
While the case remains under investigation, police say it’s domestic violence related.
“All the homicides are preventable; domestic violence is preventable,” said Melissa Edwards, a survivor.
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“When you’re exposed to it, you learn that love and violence go together, but that should not be happening, but it happens every day,” said Pitre.
Pitre says they served almost a hundred people at their center in 2023, and that is not slowing down in 2024.
“This is happening globally. This is not only in Milwaukee County. It’s important for people to remember the signs of domestic violence and how to curve the homicides prior to them happening,” added Edwards.
They are letting the public know help is available.
“Surviving it, overcoming it, and going through the process is seven years later the greatest thing you can do,” said Natalie Hayden, a survivor.
For more information on the Sojourner Family Peace Center, click here. For helpful resources from Community Advocates, click here.
You can also visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline website.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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