A homeless man was shot because there were too many cops around.
14th and Vliet is near the secure zone of the Republican National Convention, but we have no reason to believe this incident is connected to events at the RNC.
TMJ4 spoke to two people, who said they witnessed the shooting, telling TMJ4 they saw a man walk across Vliet St., and said police followed him across the street, and shot the man in the back.
According to the witnesses, the man lived at a nearby homeless encampment with them and was just trying to cross the street when police shot him.
“More than 4,000 additional law enforcement officials are in Milwaukee for the RNC, and we’ve long feared how this heavy police presence could increase the risk of deadly police encounters, especially by out-of-state officers who don’t know and aren’t accountable to our community. We offer our condolences to the friends and family of the person killed.”
Talking about police encounters like sharks at dawn
2 people killed by sharks in the US in 2023, 1163 killed by police.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/05/fatal-shark-bites-doubled-in-2023/72426440007/
we had a patron in the shop just today ranting about how only Trump is out for America and how he is willing to give up his life for his fellow Americans, how he gave his wealth to this cause, and just basically MAGAing it up to the max
sad times to be an American
Yeah, conference goers of any type have lost the plot on real citizen life IMO. I understand that they need to happen but the non-substantive pageantry and zealotry is wild. Maybe I’m judgemental but I don’t get it.
Witnesses told WISN 12, a local news station, that a pair of men were fighting in a park when one pulled out a knife. Witnesses reportedly told the station that the men appeared “startled” by the massive police response, and that the men were fired upon by “numerous officers.” Other reports suggested only a single officer opened fire.
It had fuckall to do with the RNC, and the response by officers is ridiculous. One guy trying to kill or wound another, but the cop jumps in and says nah, let me do that for you?
