News (Media Awareness Project) - US WI: One Dead, One Critical in North Side Shooting |
| Title: | US WI: One Dead, One Critical in North Side Shooting |
| Published On: | 1998-04-02 |
| Source: | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 12:39:46 |
ONE DEAD, ONE CRITICAL IN NORTH SIDE SHOOTING
An 18-year-old man, shot several times in the head, died in a double
shooting early Wednesday that left another man clinging to life, police
said.
Police said they did not have a motive for the shooting, but residents in
the 2400 block of W. Capitol Drive said they believed it was drug related.
Lt. Earnell Lucas, public information officer, said the surviving victim,
32, was shot repeatedly, "over his entire body." Lucas said that victim had
been discovered by police lying along W. Capitol Drive. He was listed in
critical condition Wednesday.
Lucas said police were not releasing the dead man's name late Wednesday
because they had not located his next of kin. He refused to release the
name of the other victim.
The 18-year-old man has an extensive police record, including a drug
arrest, and did not live where he was shot.
The shootings occurred outside a brick apartment building in the 2400 block
of W. Capitol Drive about 12:30 a.m., Lucas said.
Lucas said officers heard the shots and discovered the dead man lying on
the sidewalk. They noticed that a third man who was standing in the area
fled, and officers later saw him drop a handgun, Lucas said.
Lucas said officers saw that man enter an apartment building in the 2400
block of W. Capitol Drive. They arrested two men, ages 19 and 43, including
the one seen at the shooting site. Lucas said the pair was being held on
outstanding warrants and was being questioned in connection with the
slaying.
A sign on a nearby building reads "drug free zone," but neighbors said
drugs plague the area, a mix of apartment buildings and businesses.
"The word in the neighborhood is it's all about people trying to sell
drugs," said Kal Zakzouk, an employee at Citgo Quik Mart at the corner of
27th and Capitol. "You're in a section of the city that the city doesn't
care about."
"It's supposed to be something about drugs," said Tim Johnson, a customer
at the service station. "Nine times out of 10, people get killed around
here because of drugs."
An 18-year-old man, shot several times in the head, died in a double
shooting early Wednesday that left another man clinging to life, police
said.
Police said they did not have a motive for the shooting, but residents in
the 2400 block of W. Capitol Drive said they believed it was drug related.
Lt. Earnell Lucas, public information officer, said the surviving victim,
32, was shot repeatedly, "over his entire body." Lucas said that victim had
been discovered by police lying along W. Capitol Drive. He was listed in
critical condition Wednesday.
Lucas said police were not releasing the dead man's name late Wednesday
because they had not located his next of kin. He refused to release the
name of the other victim.
The 18-year-old man has an extensive police record, including a drug
arrest, and did not live where he was shot.
The shootings occurred outside a brick apartment building in the 2400 block
of W. Capitol Drive about 12:30 a.m., Lucas said.
Lucas said officers heard the shots and discovered the dead man lying on
the sidewalk. They noticed that a third man who was standing in the area
fled, and officers later saw him drop a handgun, Lucas said.
Lucas said officers saw that man enter an apartment building in the 2400
block of W. Capitol Drive. They arrested two men, ages 19 and 43, including
the one seen at the shooting site. Lucas said the pair was being held on
outstanding warrants and was being questioned in connection with the
slaying.
A sign on a nearby building reads "drug free zone," but neighbors said
drugs plague the area, a mix of apartment buildings and businesses.
"The word in the neighborhood is it's all about people trying to sell
drugs," said Kal Zakzouk, an employee at Citgo Quik Mart at the corner of
27th and Capitol. "You're in a section of the city that the city doesn't
care about."
"It's supposed to be something about drugs," said Tim Johnson, a customer
at the service station. "Nine times out of 10, people get killed around
here because of drugs."
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