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Mayor Says Shootings Could be the Result of Turf War

There have been more than a dozen shootings in Milwaukee, in the past week-and-a-half. The age of three victims: 14.

Friday night was particularly violent – with four shootings near 12th and Locust. Mayor Tom Barrett says the cause, could be a turf war.

"So what the (police) chief is doing, is making sure we have the resources in those problem spots, where we are seeing a lot of activity right now, and in particular, there is an area where there seems to be almost a turf war going on and retaliation. So we are putting a lot of resources there, a lot of effort to make sure we’re doing everything we can, to curtail that violence,” Barrett said.

While the police department has beefed up its patrols in the area, Alderman Bob Donovan isn’t satisfied. He released a statement Monday, asking why the city isn’t outraged over the gun violence that’s occurred during July and demanding a boost in public safety.

LaToya was a reporter with WUWM from 2006 to 2021.