Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Milwaukee Stabbing and Shootings

In the span of six hours, there were at least three shootings and a stabbing on the streets of Milwaukee.

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

* A 29-year-old woman is in custody in the stabbing of a 27-year-old man at 3:30 a.m. during a domestic incident in the 2000 block of N. 29th St., according to police.

* The latest shooting came about 3 a.m. when a 43-year-old man was shot in the street in the 2600 block of N. 34th St. He is in stable condition today at a local hospital. There is no one in custody.

* Police are also seeking a suspect in a shooting about 1 a.m. in the 2300 block of W. National Ave. A 26-year-old man was wounded on the street. He is also in stable condition.

* Investigators have a known adult male suspect they are seeking in the shooting of a 19-year-old about 9 p.m. near N. 10th and W. Nash streets last night. He received a non-life-threatening wound, police said.

Maybe it's just me, but that seems like a lot of shooting and violence in such a short amount of time.

One has to wonder what the numbers would be if not for the Neighborhood Safety Initiative.

I guess we'll find out on September 8, when the program ends.

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