Milwaukee, WI
Gas station shootings, Milwaukee men charged with attempted homicide
MILWAUKEE – Two Milwaukee men are now charged with attempted homicide, among other charges, for a pair of June shootings that happened days apart.
Prosecutors say 18-year-old Raedonn Simmons and Gregory Thomas-Dockery were responsible for the gunfire that erupted at two gas stations.
A 17-year-old was shot at a gas station near 76th and Mill around 11:15 p.m. on June 5. A criminal complaint states he was shot in the back. Twenty-nine 9mm bullet casings and three 40-caliber brass cartridges were found at the scene.
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A witness told police, per the complaint, that she was getting gas when a white SUV pulled in and parked. There were two people in the SUV, and four other people walked up to it – one of them eventually reaching inside the vehicle. The witness said she then saw bullets “coming out of the front windshield.” She said she heard around 30 total shots between two rounds of gunfire, believing the first round was fired by people who arrived in the SUV and the second round was fired by people who walked up to the SUV.
The witness said she saw the 17-year-old victim laying on the ground holding his stomach as she ducked for cover, the complaint states. The white SUV then drove off.
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Surveillance video showed two men, since identified as Simmons and Thomas-Dockery, get out of the white SUV. The complaint states multiple muzzle flashes were seen coming from inside the SUV, some of which led to bullets coming through the windshield. The white SUV drove off, and the surveillance showed another person began shooting at the SUV. A black car soon pulled up, and several people put the victim in the car and drove off.
Police later found the white SUV, which had been stolen, with “numerous” bullet holes in the windshield and spent bullet casings inside, the complaint states. The recovered casings matched those found at the 76th and Mill scene.
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In a Facebook Live video, the complaint states Simmons and Thomas-Dockery are seen at the gas station. Simmons was live narrating the events of the shooting, prosecutors said, and both men admitted in the video to being responsible for the shooting. Both men were also seen holding multiple guns during the video.
Two days later, police responded to another gas station near 60th and Villard on June 7. There, officers found 35 spent casings. Surveillance video showed two people firing multiple shots at a vehicle as it drove northbound on 60th Street The two shooters were later identified as Simmons and Thomas-Dockery. Detectives used that video to link them to the June 5 shooting as well.
Simmons and Thomas Dockery are each charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon. Both men had cash bond set at $200,000.
Court records also show Simmons is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide for incidents on June 10 and July 3. Thomas-Dockery is also charged with first-degree attempted homicide in the July 3 incident.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee shooting Friday; man dead at 44th and Burleigh: officials
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office was dispatched on Friday, Nov. 29 to 44th and Burleigh for the shooting of a man.
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Fatal shooting at 44th and Burleigh, Milwaukee
Fatal shooting at 44th and Burleigh, Milwaukee
FOX6 News has a crew on the scene – and we will update this post when more information is available.
Milwaukee, WI
Black Friday beer sale at Milwaukee's Lakefront Brewery
MILWAUKEE – Lakefront Brewery’s Black Friday beer sale is back!
People braved the cold weather, waiting outside until the doors opened at 8 a.m. The Curd Wagon was also on hand for those waiting outside.
The sale runs until noon.
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For more information and the beer varieties available, click here.
Milwaukee, WI
'This is my pub': Packers Fans fill Moran’s in South Milwaukee for Thanksgiving watch party
SOUTH MILWAUKEE — It was all about the Packers Thursday night at Moran’s Pub on Thanksgiving. Dozens of fans spent the end of the holiday cheering on Green Bay as they took on the Miami Dolphins.
Moran’s invited TMJ4 to check out their special watch party and soak in the atmosphere.
Deanna Olson, a devoted fan, referred to the pub as her home. “This is my pub,” she said. “This is my hometown, South Milwaukee, born and raised. I live here, I love it, and I always cheer on my Packers. I’ve got to bring Grandpa’s flag, and here we are.”
That flag has become a lucky fashion statement of sorts for Olson.
“We went ahead and put this on as an ascot, and then we beat the Bears, so the ascot has to come back,” she said.
Watch: Packers Fans fill Moran’s in South Milwaukee for Thanksgiving watch party
Packers Fans fill Moran’s in South Milwaukee for Thanksgiving watch party
Olson wasn’t the only fan relying on a good luck charm Thursday night.
“I always have my Packer purse. Always during Packer season, I’ve got to make sure that I carry this,” said Katie “Grammy” Hilpert.
Hilpert was joined by her daughter and granddaughter. Together, they bleed Green and Gold. Moran’s is her go-to pub, making the game even more enjoyable.
“Oh, they’re my boys. I’m very thankful because they have had a little better of a season, but we’ll take what we can get,” said Hilpert.
During the game, fans had the chance to play games and participate in raffles.
Both Hilpert’s and Olson’s lucky charms paid off as the Packers secured the win.
While Hilpert was grateful to cheer on her beloved Packers this holiday, simply coming together at the pub was already a guaranteed victory.
“What are you thankful for?” asked TMJ4’s Mike Beiermeister.
“Grandchildren, children. Life in general is really good, really good right now,” Hilpert replied, embodying the spirit of gratitude on this Thanksgiving Day.
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