Sunday, June 16, 2024

3 Teens Shot In The Southside, 2 Reported Dead, Milwaukee Police Looking For Homicide Suspect(s)


Three teens were reported shot and two males were pronounced deceased on Saturday night, June 15, they were identified by family members.

By H. Nelson Goodson 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

June 16, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Saturday, around 8:02 p.m., Milwaukee police responded to the 900 block of W. Manitoba Street in the Southside where they located three teenagers shot. At about 7:45 p.m., Emily Rocha, 14, was reported shot in the thigh. Rocha suffered non-life threatening injuries and was hospitalized for treatment, according to police.

Two other teens ages 15 and 16 were also reported shot, 15-year-old Isaac Rodriguez was fatally shot in the head and was pronounced deceased at 8:25 p.m. at the crime scene, 16-year-old Diego Francisco Herrera Mejia was shot twice in the chest and was later pronounced deceased at 9:15 p.m. at Froedtert Hospital, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office.

According to sources, Herrera Mejia was celebrating his birthday and several male suspects in scooters allegedly did a drive-by and then fled the scene. Police were searching for possible nearby video surveillance footage of the shooting to identity the suspects.

Police are looking for a double homicide suspect or suspects involved in the deadly shootings. 


Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)

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