Posted on 06/20/2023 9:05:02 AM PDT by Red Badger
According to Milwaukee Police, six teens were shot, including a 17-year-old who may have been the gunman and is now in custody.
On Monday afternoon, six teens were shot towards the end of Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration.
According to local officials, the shooting occurred at approximately 4:20 pm, approximately 20 minutes after the event had ended outside Greater Philadelphia Church of God in Christ.
Hundreds of people were still walking the streets at the time of the shooting.
A Facebook Live video taken by a witness following the shootings showed at least two people with gunshot wounds being treated by paramedics.
The person who filmed the video said during the live stream that a teenage girl had sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and was trying to comfort a friend who was crying while trying to call her mother.
According to Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, six teens were shot, including a 17-year-old who may have been the gunman and is now in custody.
He added that law enforcement is still searching for additional suspects who have not yet been identified.
The victims, four girls, and two boys ranged in age from 14-19 but their injuries did not appear life-threatening.
Norman said during a presser, “Milwaukee, what’s going on with our children?”
“Parents, guardians, elders, we need to engage in ensuring that this violence that our children are bringing these streets ceases. No handgun, no weapons of destruction, should be in the hands of our young ones,” he continued
Norman added, “This is a story that plays out too often, and it’s getting really old. Really old.”
T. Jenkins told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that a fight between two women occurred before the shooting and then a young man pulled out a gun and everyone scattered and that the man did some of the shooting.
Over Juneteenth weekend, CBS reported that at least 12 have been killed and over 100 have been injured in shootings across the US.
Maybe their Fathers never told them they shouldn’t whip out guns and start shooting at each other during a Celebration???
The problem is:
It’s not OUR guns,
It’s YOUR sons.
Maybe we should celebrate Juneteen from June 13 through June 19.
Maybe we should have a Juneteenth Month...............
It’s a start.
Well they are proud at least. Or something.....
The blacks in urban areas do not parent their kids. The wome collect baby checks from all of us and pick a bunch of baby daddies they dont want to marry, because money money money money, money
“Hey let’s get together and celebrate what black punks do!” ..../sarc
Happy Juneteenth!
Oh my gosh! I forgot to celebrate Juneteenth.
Expect this *every* year from now on
Set your goals, and dream big!
Who are we to criticize the celebratory customs of groups that make up the vibrant tapestry of diversity that makes this land great.
And still enough white supremacist taxpayers to finance these youths' emergency room bills.
a 17-year-old who may have been the gunman
America is still the land of plenty
You can bet the kid had a smartphone, a gun, no education and no visible means of support like a job.
Hey, they don’t pay no mind
If you’re under 18
You won’t be doing any time
Hey, come out and play!
Juneteenf. Say it right.
You mean the baby daddy? Which one? Mama’s current baby daddy or one of the previous ones?
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