MILWAUKEE — A third person has died, just four days after a shooting broke out between four people arguing over a domestic violence incident.
Police say a 39-year-old died in the hospital on Thursday, Feb. 29., after being injured in the shooting.
The incident happened near 51st Street and Center St, on Sunday, Feb. 25 just after 12:00 p.m.
A 21-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The family has identified her as Brianna Sanders.
A 28-year-old was brought to the hospital but was later pronounced dead. The family has identified him as Sam Hunt.
On Monday, TMJ4's Ryan Jenkins spoke with Hunt's mother near the scene of the shooting.
"You're not supposed to be out here killing your people. Period." said Gary Sanders.
She said Brianna and Sam are cousins by marriage and told me Brianna was in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to help her cousin Sam.
"I hate that Bri was took out of that. I didn't know that Bri was over here until I came over here and they was pumping Brianna's body," she said.
Gary tells me that her son was likely the intended target of the shooting. She said the shooting happened outside of his children's mother's house when he stopped by to pick some things up. She said the two had been separated.
"My son is gone. My niece is gone. Ya'll are wrong! Ya'll need to tell the truth," said Sanders. "Now I have one go on without my son and I'm just asking everybody to stop ringing out at each other and do right by each other. We are supposed to love one another."
Two others were injured in the shooting, including a 23-year-old who is expected to survive, and a 39-year-old- who was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and later died on Thursday., Feb. 29.
What led up to the shooting is still under investigation, however, police say the shooting appears to be domestic violence related and related to a fight where all the victims exchanged gunfire with unknown suspects.
Witnesses at the scene told TMJ4's Tahleel Mohieldin that the incident began with a disagreement.
They described a large group of people arguing for more than an hour before the shooting started.
A 25-year-old, who was not injured, was taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
Milwaukee Police are not seeking any additional suspects.
Charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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