Milwaukee police are questioning four “persons of interest” following an investigation into six people found dead in a duplex on Sunday.
Four adults are in custody while police work to determine “what their involvement was, if any,” with the six homicides, the department said in a statement on Thursday.
“Based on evidence at the scene and our ongoing investigation, we believe there were multiple suspects involved in this incident,” the Milwaukee Police Department said. “The time this incident occurred still remains undetermined.”
Police are also investigating a 911 call received 12 hours before the bodies were discovered that they initially believed was connected to the shooting. The caller “claimed to be a victim of a shooting” along with multiple others but gave a different address from the one where the bodies were later found. After locating the caller, police said they determined the caller was not a victim of a shooting, but the connection to the incident remains under investigation, according to the statement.
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On Sunday, police discovered six people at a residence at the 2500 block of North 21st Street during a welfare check, all of whom had sustained gunshot injuries.
Earlier this week, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims as Michelle Williams, 49, Donta Williams, 44, Donald Smith, 43, Charles Hardy, 42, Javoni Liddell, 31, and Caleb Jordan, 23.
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Police said no charges have been filed with the district attorney’s office at this time for the four persons of interest.
“The Milwaukee Police Department sends our sincere condolences to the victims’ families, friends and neighbors that were impacted by this horrific incident,” MPD said. “Our community deserves better. This senseless violence needs to stop.”
