MILWAUKEE — Two men were shot and killed at the intersection of Appleton and Congress Sunday evening, Milwaukee police say.
Surveillance video shows the moment of the shooting:
The shooting happened around 7:43 p.m.
Police say the two men were in a vehicle on Appleton when someone opened fire on them.
You can see in the surveillance video that shots came from someone in an SUV waiting at a traffic light, a little ahead of the victims' car. The victims' vehicle came to a rest after hitting a fence and a tree. The suspect's vehicle hit another fence and sped off.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victims as Benitaz Pinkin, 23 and Kentrell Malone, 26.
Tom Manske got a call from Milwaukee Police to come into his shop - Discount Auto Sales - shortly after the shooting happened. They wanted to see his security cameras.
“Hopefully some of the video helps them catch who did this,” said Manske. “There are bad people, if they an just pull up alongside a car and start blasting. We have to curtail this violence. When we first arrived, the road was closed, and there were dozens of shell casings all over the road. It’s just crazy. It’s gotten to be like the Wild West.”
Tom opened Discount Auto Sales 23 years ago and every year, gets more discouraged about what he’s seeing around him.
“My son works with me here,” said Manske. “I want everyone to be safe. It’s scary at times. I don’t feel that unsafe here during the day, but at night, it’s a different story.”
“All the businesses around here have to put up surveillance video,” said Manske. “It’s a sad reality, but also sort of a good thing as there seems to be more activity out here that needs to be documented.”
The owner of “Air it Up Airbrushing” across the street had bullets come through his storefront. Anyone who passes can see broken glass and his boarded-up door. He just opened at Appleton and Congress five months ago, and is alarmed that this crime happened outside his door.
Police are searching for unknown suspects.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
