The Milwaukee Post

WEEK IN REVIEW STATE AND LOCAL STORIES OF INTEREST Police: Argument leads to South Side shooting MILWAUKEE — Dwight Morris Gary, 38, has been charged with shooting a 33-year-old man during an argument at a home in the 1500 block of South Ninth Street. Gary was charged with first-degree reckless injury by use of a dangerous weapon in the Feb. 2 shooting. Officers said that Gary shot the man because he allegedly inappro- priately touched his ex-girlfriend's young son. While the ex-girlfriend waited in the car, she said she heard three gunshots from inside the home where Gary went to confront the man. When Gary returned, she said she asked if he shot him. "No, I shot him in the legs," Gary said, according to the criminal complaint. When officers arrived, they said the shooting victim was laying on the living room floor, bleeding from both his legs, and his breathing was very shallow. First responders performed lifesaving measures on the victim, who was then treated at a local hospital, the complaint said. Fire and Police Commission changes complaint process MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission announced it has updated its website to make it easier for complaints regarding fire and police services and personnel. Complaints can be written and submitted without printing, and there are also down- loadable forms in Spanish and Hmong to provide access to non-English speakers. Previously forms needed to be notarized before submission, but the revision now requires just a statement of fact. All of the new features may be accessed from the citizen complaint section of the FPC website at www.milwaukee.gov/fpc/complaints. Complaint forms can also be picked up in person from the FPC office in City Hall or at one of the commission's community partner organizations throughout the city, which are listed on the website. Dimitrijevic says county is against discrimination; Franklin supervisor calls measure 'political posturing' MILWAUKEE — National issues were front and center when the County Board decid- ed to oppose all forms of discrimination. Supervisors voted 12 to 7 in adopting a resolution on Feb. 2 that says all people should be valued equally. Its sponsor, Marina Dimitrijevic, said in a news release it's a response to Republican President Donald Trump's "divisive executive order to ban U.S. visas for people from certain Muslim-majority countries, his indefinite hold on the U.S. refugee program, and promises of fur- ther action." The South Side supervisor noted that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has said he will enforce Trump's anti-immigrant policies, including deputizing his officers as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, if needed. Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has said it is not the responsibility of local police to carry out federal policy. The sponsor of the resolution, Dimitrijevic said hundreds of calls were received on it, most of them in support of it. "The people of Milwaukee County have told us loud and clear that they do not want to be divided and they are opposed to attacks on immigrants, Muslims, Jews, women and other targeted groups," she said in her statement. "When the values that form our country's foundation are under attack, it's our duty to defend the Constitution in order that all people are valued and respected equally." Supervisor Steve F. Taylor of Franklin, who voted against the resolution, said he opposes discrimination in all forms, but it covers issues over which the nonpartisan board has no authority. "The resolution is a grab bag of liberal causes that have nothing to do with the busi- ness of Milwaukee County," he said in a statement. "It's not the place of the County Board to engage in political posturing in an attempt to satisfy every liberal special interest group just because they lost an election. "I work for the people of Milwaukee County, and not a political party, and it's time for us to start focusing on the critical issues facing the residents of Milwaukee County." County Supervisor Marcelia Nicholson said in a statement explaining her vote for the resolution: "As an MPS teacher in a school with a 20 percent English Language Learner population, I see the faces of immigrants every day. I interact with families of all back- grounds and I understand how important it is to protect their rights to equal opportuni- ty and a productive future. As a young woman of color, I also understand what it means to face oppression and be seen as second class." Suspect sought in shooting of man driving car MILWAUKEE — A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was treated after being shot while driving his car in the 1600 block of South 12th Street at about 9:50 p.m. Feb. 2, police reported. Police said Tuesday they are searching for a known suspect. Suspects being developed in 10th Street shooting MILWAUKEE — A 20-year-old man was shot at about 2 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of South 10th Street, and suspects were still being developed Tuesday, Milwaukee police Sgt. Timothy Gauerke said. The victim taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life- threatening injuries. MPD asks public to help find bag taken in South 12th Street homicide of Oconomowoc woman MILWAUKEE — A missing tote bag remains a clue in the shooting death of a 53-year- old Oconomowoc woman at about 6 a.m. Jan. 31 at South 12th Street and West National Avenue, police say. Police are asking for the public to provide information related to the bag believed to be taken from the victim, Karen Simek, who worked for food wholesaler Garden-Fresh Foods on the block she was killed. A food technologist, Simek was responsible for food and ingredient labeling. The bag is a gray or tan women's canvas travel or tote bag made by Duluth Trading Co. with a front zipper pocket and a zipper closure main compartment, police said. The bag is about 13 inches wide and 15 inches tall. The adjacent image provided is a stock photo and not the actual bag belonging to the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the bag is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360. As of Tuesday, no new leads were developed from the bag, police Sgt. Timothy Gauerke said. Woman, 54, dies in Oak Creek mobile home fire OAK CREEK — Authorities continued to investigate the cause of a mobile home fire late Monday that killed a 54-year-old Brookfield woman, who died after Oak Creek fire- fighters got her out of the fire. When police officers arrived the home was fully engulfed by flames and a 25-year-old man was burned leaving it, the Oak Creek Police Department reported in a Tuesday news release. Linda R. Pearson was rescued and taken to St. Luke's Hospital where she was later pronounced dead, police said in the release. The fire, at 2137 W. College Ave., was report- ed at 10:43 p.m., police said. The Oak Creek Fire Department received assistance from various area fire depart- ments, and no firefighters were injured, Oak Creek Fire Battalion Chief Scott Kasten said. The fire and police departments said on Tuesday that the investigation continued. Taylor Dimitrijevic 4 • Milwaukee County Post • February 10, 2017

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