MILWAUKEE — A 54-year-old person was shot and killed near Appleton and Hampton in Milwaukee Friday morning, police said.
According to Milwaukee police, the homicide happened around 3:33 a.m., on the 8300 block of W. Appleton Ave. The 54-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
TMJ4 News Reporter Sydni Eure spoke with people at the scene who say they'll never forget what they saw.
"What I witnessed here tonight was devastating," said Lance Ambrose, CEO of Saving Our Sons Mentoring Movement.
Eure also spoke with a group of employees of Discount Gas as they stood by the scene. Some became emotional as they shared what had happened. We're told the person who was killed was one of their coworkers.
Police said the cause of the shooting appears to be robbery-related. Milwaukee Police continue to seek unknown suspects.
Ambrose said he just happened to be at the scene where this happened by chance. He said he tried issuing CPR on the victim but ultimately could not keep the person alive.
"I watched a man that I could not save although teaching CPR, lost his life," said Ambrose. "I still have the blood on my jacket here. I don't know what the situation was but I wasn't able to save him."
At times, Ambrose found it hard to process what he saw.
"I'm shocked, I'm shocked," he added.
However, Malcom Hunt, a retired Milwaukee Police officer processed things a little differently. He said this wasn't his first time on the scene of a shooting but hoped it could be his last.
"I've been out here on the streets of Milwaukee since 2014 trying to deal with the violence," Hunt said. "It's not fair to the children and the women to be living in fear here in the city. That's not fair. We need to put our differences aside."
MPD statement:
Milwaukee Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday, October 20th, 2023, at approximately 3:33 a.m., on the 8300 block of W. Appleton Ave. The 54-year-old victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation however, appear to be robbery related. Milwaukee Police continue to seek unknown suspect(s).
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