Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee marks Word Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims
MILWAUKEE — City leaders and advocates came together on Monday to call attention to World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims in Milwaukee.
One of those victims is 22-year-old Chloe Handrich. She said she remembers her accident like it was yesterday.
“I was struck by a fast-moving vehicle that ran through police barricades and then hit me and my friend, Sam,” recalled Handrich. “I was thrown about 25 feet from the place of impact and suffered really life-altering injuries”
Chloe Handrich (Spectrum News 1/Blake Dietz)
Handrich’s injuries included multiple shattered bones and damaged organs. She said she still feels pain from the incident every day.
Handrich and others are turning pain into advocacy for the World Day of Remembrance.
“Standing with a group of people who all support each other and want to come to different conclusions of how to stop vehicular violence in the city [has] been a really healing process for me … I know that I can’t go back and the crash can’t be undone, but hopefully we can come together and make a difference,” Handrich said.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said the city has heard, loud and clear, the calls to reduce reckless driving incidents.
Traffic-related deaths decreased by 7% from 2023 to 2024, according to the mayor’s office.
“I want to use every single tool that’s available to us in order to take on this challenge, so that the folks behind me and families out there, in Milwaukee and in the surrounding area, do not have to suffer the consequences that some of these folks have suffered, either personally or people that they care about,” said Johnson.
Advocates said resources for victims and healing activities will be available at a Saturday event: World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence. The event is on Nov. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Century City Tower Building at 4201 N. 27th Street in Milwaukee.
Taffie Foster-Toney of the Coalition for Safe Driving MKE said the goal of Remembrance Day is to help stop further traffic deaths and injuries in the city.
“To help highlight the issues, inspire change and support impacted families, we want everyone to attend to support these families,” said Foster-Toney. ”These families are going to be experiencing lifelong trauma.“
Handrich said she hopes it will help save lives, so others do not have to go through what she did.
“I’ve created a really large community, and I feel a lot of support, which has been really great for my healing and also just making wiser decisions on the road. Hopefully, they can come together and stop reckless driving and drunk driving and those things that are claiming a lot of lives and or creating very big bodily harm.”
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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