Milwaukee man charged in fatal shooting of West Allis mother

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A Milwaukee man has been formally charged within the murder of a girl in West Allis.

Twenty-five-year-old Wilson Medina Cruz is charged with one depend first diploma intentional murder.

On July 18, officers responded to the world close to 72nd and Greenfield Avenue for a report of screaming and 5 gunshots. 

A felony criticism says responding officers positioned a girl, later recognized as 24-year-old Ninoshka Maestre Lozada, mendacity between the fence and residential with an obvious gunshot wound to the chest. 

Investigators spoke with two development staff within the neighborhood who heard gunshots and took pictures of a suspect, later recognized as Medina Cruz, working from the alley.

The criticism says Medina had been Lozada’s boyfriend for two-to-three years and the daddy to 3 of her kids. It goes on to say Medina had a historical past of home violence incidents with the sufferer.

Cruz was arrested at an Embassy Lodge in Oak Creek on July 19.

When questioned by authorities, Medina Cruz initially denied any involvement, however later confessed to capturing Lozada with a 9mm firearm.

He mentioned that he and Lozada had been arguing about one other lady and he or she “began getting aggressive.” That is when, he mentioned, he “simply shot like loopy.”

Medina Cruz described closing his eyes and capturing about four-to-five ft from Lozada, earlier than dumping the gun in Burlington and eliminating his shirt. He admitted to buying a ticket to Puerto Rico with plans to fly there.

Medina Cruz is being held on $500,000 money bond. 

A preliminary listening to is about for Aug. 2.