Posted on November 6, 2020
Man’s Shooting Death Marks Milwaukee’s 166th Homicide of the Year
Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 5, 2020
The fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man Thursday evening marked Milwaukee’s 166th homicide of the year, breaking its record set in 1991.
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Milwaukee has now broken its 1991 record of 165 homicides in one year. National experts and local activists have pointed to the cascading effects of the coronavirus pandemic as a driving factor, as other American cities have experienced similar spikes in homicides.
