Medina-Cruz charged with a homicide for the death of Lozada in West Allis.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
July 23, 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Wilson Manuel Medina-Cruz, 25, was booked at the Milwaukee County jail and charged on Saturday morning with 1st-degree intentional homicide including use of a dangerous weapon for the July 18, 2022 death of Ninoshka Maestre Lozada, 24, in West Allis. A preliminary booking cash bond was set at $300,000 for Medina-Cruz, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.
If convicted, Medina-Cruz is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. Medina-Cruz is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on August 2, 2022.
Last Monday, West Allis police responded to shots fired at the 1300 block S. 72 Street in West Allis around 12:30 p.m., upon arrival they found that Lozada had been shot multiple times in her backyard. Police say, the West Allis Fire Department personnel provided medical attention to Lozada, but she tragically died at the scene.
Lozada is survived by four children ages 5, 2, 1, and 3 months, which two of her children were at home when Lozada was fatally shot by Medina-Cruz who then fled the crime scene.
Medina-Cruz was taken into custody by SWAT from West Allis at a local hotel on Tuesday morning. According to preliminary information, Medina-Cruz is the father of Lozada's three children.
According to the criminal complaint, Medina-Cruz admitted to police that he fatally shot Lozada after an argument between both over another woman who had a child with him. Medina-Cruz was dating both Lozada and the other woman, which the women got pregnant from Medina-Cruz.
He was arrested at the Embassy Hotel in Oak Creek the day after killing Lozada. Medina-Cruz called the second woman and told her he had shot Lozada after getting into an argument.
Lozada and the woman were arguing in Facebook before she was killed by Medina-Cruz, the woman told police.
He had bought a flight ticket for Puerto Rico and was getting ready to flee from Wisconsin to avoid prosecution, according to the criminal complaint.
According to courts records, Medina-Cruz has multiple open court cases, the last case was filed in Waukesha County on October 22, 2021, he was charged with one felony count for bail jumping, and was on a $1,000 signature bond on March 25, 2022, and is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing for August 2, 2022. The other case was filed earlier in Waukesha County on March 11, 2021, Medina-Cruz was charged with one felony count for taking and driving a vehicle without the owners consent. He posted a $500.00 signature bond on April 1, 2021 and then the bond was forfeited on September 20, 2021 for not showing up to court and a warrant was issued.
On February 18, 2021, Medina-Cruz was charged in Milwaukee County with one misdemeanor count for disorderly conduct with a modifier for domestic abuse and was out on a $1,000 signature bond on March 20, 2022. Medina-Cruz was ordered to have no contact with several women. He is scheduled for a jury trial on August 17, 2022.
On October 21, 2020, a restraining order was filed in Milwaukee County against Medina-Cruz and on November 4, 2020, the petitioner of the restraining order did not appear in court and the case was dismissed.
Lozada's funeral services will take place on Saturday, July 23, 2022, according to family members.
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