Posted on Sunday, 5th August 2007 by Patrick Dorwin
A post I made this morning about the two shootings that occurred Saturday, has taken a twist, it is now believed that those two, as well as a third were the result of a gang retaliation, even though they don’t use the word gang, but what would you call it?
Four wounded in related shootings
A triple shooting in the 10000 block of W. Juniper St. late Saturday was retaliation for an earlier shooting at Brown Deer Park in which a teenager was injured, Milwaukee Police Capt. Debra Davidoski said today.All four of the injured were treated at a local hospital and released, she said.
These shootings were the result of an ongoing dispute between two groups, Davidoski said.
Groups? Why not use the word we all think when a bunch of thugs shoot at each other… Gangs.
Police responded to Brown Deer Park, 7835 N. Green Bay Road, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday after 27 shots were fired at a group that was picnicking.
A 16-year-old boy was grazed in the head by a bullet. He needed stitches to close the wound, she said.
Five vehicles were also damaged in the park shooting.
The shots came from a group of people in a black Toyota Corolla.
At 10:30 p.m., police were called to the 10000 block of W. Juniper St. after shots were fired through a closed garage door, striking three people. The males wounded are 22, 24, and 26, and all reside at the address.
Police also think that another shooting at 10th & Wright was also part of this retaliation. And this is the fourth time that this house was shot up this year!
A third shooting that may be related to the first two occurred in the 2500 block of N. 10th St. at 3:45 a.m. today, Davidoski said. Several shots were fired at the home but no one was hurt, she said.
This is the fourth time the house has been shot at this year, she said.
Who the hell lives in that house, and why are the neighbors subjected to this kind of violence? I think Chief Hegerty needs to send in the bookmobile and the Mayor should explain that gangs are naughty, that should take care of the situation.
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August 5th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
I thought that the Mayor and the Police Chief hung up the “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED†banner this week when they had thier new conference touting the success of the multi-million dollar police initiative. I bet another million that there will be NO news conference this week on the recent rash of shootings.
August 5th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
What was it that Woody Welch and Tom Barrett said, something like “The next Chief will have big shoes to fill”?
August 5th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Remember, too, that Little Artie said Milwaukee didn’t have any gang problem.
Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt.
August 5th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
If a house in my neighborhood were shot up 4 times in one year, you can pretty much bet the only turf war taking place would be all the rest of us vs. whomever is claiming that house to be their residence.
August 6th, 2007 at 11:45 am
[...] Badger Blogger reminds us that weekend violence is just the norm for Milwaukee. Sad. [...]
August 6th, 2007 at 11:49 am
It would be interesting to see shootings added to the following link: http://compass.milwaukee.gov/compass/viewer.htm
On its own it is interesting. Just select the 2007 homicodes and you will see what I mean.
Does anyone know of a Google map of Milwaukee shootings? I bet that would tell a lot.
August 6th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Andy, I’ve been keeping kind of an unofficial record of shootings reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since June 14th. I’ve counted 72 shootings reported from June 14th to date (Aug 6th). I might have missed one or two Journal reports of shootings, but I’m probably in the ballpark with my figures (some of which include homicides).
The Department has the means to give up to date figures on shootings. After all, it’s merely a matter of categorizing the offense reports that come in daily. Such information can also be easily obtained at the District levels since Officers responding to shootings have to call the District Shift Commander when they have a confirmed shooting, and that District Shift Commander must record that in a daily log they keep at every District station. (The same is true for shots fired into occupied dwellings even when no one was injured.)
During my time as a Captain, I personally recorded that information and more on a daily basis for my own purpose of analyzing crime trends, so I know it can be done.
August 6th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Glenn, based on your unofficial tally of shootings this year, of the 72 (give or take) that you’ve identified, how many
(or what percentage) of them have taken place outside of areas not traditionally affected by such activity?
August 6th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Bruce, the approximately 72 shootings I counted occurred since June 14th which is over a 51 day period of time. The overwhelming majority of them are in “the usual” geographical locations where I would expect them from my past experience. There are a few not far outside that perimieter but I’m not surprised at those locations. Then there are two that kind of caught my eye. They are about 2 miles apart on the far northwest side and connected by a road that runs from one location almost directly to the other according to mapquest. As reported in the Journal articles, those locations are: 10200 W. Dean Rd (reported in the MJS on June 30th and the most recent and triple shooting of a couple days ago in the 10000 blk of W. Juniper (the one supposedly associated with the Brown Deer Park “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” in which a reported 27 rounds were expended and only one person was wounded slightly. Only because these guys are such poor shots are we not ahead of last year’s homicide count, but they won’t let us down. I suspect they’re after last year’s 800+ shootings record.
August 6th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
I see what you mean. The Dean and Juniper shootings are in areas that have long been marginal, but certainly not anywhere you’d expect stray bullets to be flying. I was over there just the other day… driving the crime corridor I think you are referring to. (Fond du Lac Ave?)
August 6th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
That would be Fond du lac, Atkinson, Teutonia and now Appleton. the North by Northwest Avenues have become nastier and nastier. It’s not going to get better anytime soon. Barrett isn’t going to be our worst.
August 6th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
I find the little “homicide” icons on the COMPASS Map strangely intriguing… I wonder if there’s a way I could get those programmed as POI Icons on my Nav system.
August 6th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
It’ll blur into one giant 500 square block POI. Then, in 30 years, it will form the shape of a donut.