In the heart of downtown Milwaukee late yesterday afternoon, police shot and killed Shante Alford when he attempted to flee after robbing Guaranty Bank in the Grand Avenue Mall.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee police shot and killed a man who had robbed the Guaranty Bank in the downtown Grand Avenue Mall about 3:30 p.m. Friday and fired at officers in pursuit, Chief Ed Flynn said.
The man, who was on parole for robbing the same bank about 10 years ago, was shot in a parking lot behind George Webb restaurant on N. Old World 3rd St.
"One of our officers, a 37-year-old four-year veteran of the force, returned fire and apparently killed the suspect instantly," Flynn said. "None of our officers were harmed."
Police identified the robber as 34-year-old Shante D. Alford. He was released from prison in late 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Police had been on alert since Thursday for Alford, who was wanted for robbing the M&I Bank at 7501 W. North Ave. in Wauwatosa on Sept. 28 and the U.S. Bank at 2303 N. Farwell Ave. on Wednesday. In the Sept. 28 robbery, Alford handed a note to a teller that read "need money, no dye packs," but was told by the teller that she didn't have any money, according to a criminal complaint. He didn't get any money and fled the bank but was later identified via video surveillance.
Friday's dramatic chain of events played out in the mall and on the streets of Milwaukee, beginning with the bank robbery in the mall that was "at gunpoint," Flynn said.
"Police saturated the area and with the help of witnesses and people on the street, the suspect was identified walking along 3rd St.," Flynn said. "Officers confronted the suspect. He fled."
Officers continued the pursuit on foot and called for the suspect to stop, Flynn said.
"The suspect turned with a handgun and fired at police," Flynn said.
This is horrible.
A shoot-out on 3rd Street just a block off Wisconsin Avenue at 3:30 in the afternoon?
It would be bad if it happened at 3:30 in the morning.
Be sure to bring your family to downtown Milwaukee this holiday season!
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