WEST ALLIS, Wis. — A 24-year-old man was shot and killed near 64th and Lincoln in West Allis on Wednesday, according to Police Chief Patrick Mitchell.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 24-year-old Noah Malik Phillips.
Mitchell said during a press briefing that the man was found deceased at a parking lot outside an apartment building at the intersection. The chief could not confirm if there was a carjacking involved, though there was an initial report of one.
The chief said officers responded around 11:16 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 for a report of shots fired with a possible man down. At the lot, the officers found the body.
Police are now searching for an unidentified shooter/suspect and a car.
"The shooter is gone and the car is gone," said the chief.
Police used squad cars to block the road outside Richlen Garage.
According to police, this is the third homicide of the year in West Allis. Last year, police said, there were three.
"Oh exceptionally rare. We have relatively few homicides in a year. Most of our homicides are people that won't know another, one way or another," said Chief Mitchell.
Thom Reed lives in the building next to the shooting. He said he's part of a neighborhood watch and crime has grown in the area.
"Typical. Not surprised," Reed said of the shooting. "We hear gunshots out here every single night. Along with all the other trafficking."
Chief Mitchell said the man who died was not from the area. He said they don't have a good description of the suspect, but there's no threat to people living in the area.
The West Allis Police Department is asking if anyone has any information regarding this incident that they contact the West Allis Police Department at (414) 302-8000.
Read the full press releasesfrom the West Allis Police Department below:
On Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, at approximately 11:16 a.m., West Allis Police responded to the area
of S. 64th St. / W. Lincoln Ave. for a report of shots fired and a possible man down. Upon arrival, officers
found an adult male deceased from an apparent gunshot wound in a parking lot of an apartment complex.
The deceased, a 24-year-old male, is not a resident of this area.
The circumstances of this homicide are under investigation, including if any prior association or
relationship existed between the victim and suspect. This appears to be an isolated incident and there is
no danger to the general public. The West Allis Police Department asks that if anyone has any
information regarding this incident that they contact the West Allis Police Department at (414)302-8000.
Reference West Allis Police Department Case 23-040733.
On Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, at approximately 11:16 a.m., West Allis Police responded to the area of S. 64th St. / W. Lincoln Ave. for a report of shots fired and a possible man down. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male deceased from an apparent gunshot wound in a parking lot of an apartment complex.
The deceased, a 24-year-old male, is not a resident of this area. The circumstances of this homicide are under investigation, including if any prior association or relationship existed between the victim and suspect. This appears to be an isolated incident and there is no danger to the general public.
The West Allis Police Department asks that if anyone has any information regarding this incident that they contact the West Allis Police Department at (414)302-8000.
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