MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man has been charged in connection with two shootings that left three people dead earlier this week.
Michael D. Williams, 26, is facing three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and could face life in prison if convicted on all counts.
The first shooting happened around 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, near North 27th Street and Atkinson Avenue in Milwaukee. The victims were identified as 64-year-old Marcus Smith and 50-year-old Sandra Lee.
Watch: Milwaukee man charged after two shootings that left three people dead
According to the criminal complaint, police examined surveillance video from both scenes that shows Williams in matching clothing and matching shoes. Surveillance video obtained by TMJ4 shows Williams first shooting Smith outside of a store on 27th Street before chasing Lee down the street and shooting her.
An hour later and a half mile away, police say Williams shot and killed 44-year-old Lakendrick Roby while Roby sat in his car near 31st Street and Courtland.
According to the criminal complaint, while searching Williams' apartment, investigators found the Puma shoes Williams was wearing with blood on them, a bleach container with his fingerprints, and ballistic evidence that links both shootings to the same weapon.
A family member told police that Williams has been "having mental health and drug abuse issues." The family member also said that Williams had stated that God told him to kill family members.
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