Editorial:
The last days of May are upon us and yet, the Latino and Mexican descent community in the Southside of Milwaukee has not heard from their elected Latino and non-Latino public officials regarding the Cinco de Mayo 2024 chaotic melee.
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
May 25, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - No doubt, we as a Southside of Milwaukee vibrant Latino and Mexican descent community that generates one of the highest tax revenues for the City of Milwaukee have experienced distasteful and disrespectful acts and unlawful behavior by certain individuals (diverse group) during our historic celebrations during the Cinco de Mayo, and have even video recorded a music video (https://youtu.be/s0uNv4WNk-8) portraying that in the Southside of Milwaukee, chaotic, illegal public intoxication, allegedly engaging on illegal THC smoking and unlawful acts while some were flashing deadly weapons during a historic community celebration is now the "Norm". Let me inform you, it is not the NORM, and we, as a diverse community should never allow it to become the norm and we should condemn such behavior whether being perpetuated by Blacks, Latinos, Whites or other, because it only leads to a proliferation of chaotic behaviors and illegal acts, which the consequences are very devastating and it targets to disrupt tranquility in our community leading to the demise of law and order including public safety for our entire community.
In the last two Cinco de Mayo impromptu flag waving parading and cruising in the Southside of Milwaukee, especially along S. César E. Chávez Drive, multiple shootings were reported. No one was reported killed.
But on August 20, 2023, during a Puerto Rican Impromptu flag waving parading and cruising, Carlos M. Cruz Sr., 55, was fatally shot at the 1500 block of W. Bruce St. in the Southside of Milwaukee. A 16-year-old male suspect was arrested in connection with Cruz's murder.
In 2024, Deon D. Nabors, 18, was convicted for discharging an automatic handgun at S. Chávez Drive and W. Scott Street during the Cinco de Mayo 2023 impromptu chaotic gathering. Nabors was sentenced to 8 years in prison including one year in Huber. At the time of his arrest, Nabors was just 17.
This Cinco de Mayo 2024, at least three individuals were arrested and charged for two separate shootings. According to police, on May 5th at around 8:17 p.m., both Timothy J. McGee, 24, and Marcus Deon Kelly, 33, were firing gunshots at the intersection of W. Greenfield Ave. and W. Historic Mitchell Street. A social media video showed Kelly taking out his weapon after two women are seen in an altercation and then firing gunshots. Milwaukee police swat immediately responded to the scene and arrested Kelly and McGee.
Kelly was charged with one felony count for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety and use of a dangerous weapon. He was also charged with one misdemeanor count for resisting and obstructing an.
If convicted, Kelly is facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for recklessly endangering safety. He is also facing up to 9 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for resisting and obstructing.
A cash bond of $1,500 was set for Kelly.
McGee was charged with one felony count for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one misdemeanor count for resisting and obstructing an officer.
If convicted, McGee is facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for possession of a firearm. He is also facing up to 9 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for resisting and obstructing.
McGee's cash bond was set at $5,000.
Lastly, Mark A. Courtney Jr., 26, was charged with one felony count for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of a dangerous weapon and 1st-degree reckless injury including use of a dangerous weapon for the Cinco de Mayo 2024 (May 5th) shooting of a 29-year-old Milwaukee police officer and nearly striking a second officer at S. César E. Chávez Drive and W. Scott Street.
If convicted, Courtney is facing up to 12 and 6 months in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for endangering safety, and up to 25 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for reckless injury. Each felony count carries an enhancer, which adds another 5 years in prison for using a dangerous weapon.
Let's make it clear, everyone is welcomed to join our Mexican descent historic celebrations like Cinco de Mayo and the Mexican Independence Day on September 16, including the Puerto Rican and Caribbean traditional festive events in our community, but engaging in disrespectful behavior and unlawful acts during our traditional celebrations is not welcome and should not be tolerated in our communities.
Also, producing any type of music video depicting that our traditional Mexican and Puerto Rican festive celebrations are falsely portrayed indulging in illegal public intoxication, reckless driving, burning rubber, fighting, shootings and etc. is the norm, in contrary, these are definitely distasteful acts of disrespect towards our vibrant Latino cultures and should not be tolerated in our communities of color.
Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)
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