Posted on 11/03/2003 3:33:13 PM PST by yonif
MILWAUKEE -- A 2-year old Milwaukee girl is in critical but stable condition at Children's Hospital after being shot early Sunday on the city's north side.
Police have one man behind bars accused of the shooting. They said he the little girl's uncle and lived in the home.
Police said Monday morning that it appears the man was pulling the gun out of his pocket when it went off.
Maurice Claypool lives just a few houses away from where the shooting took place. He said he's had enough and has decided to move out.
"The neighborhood is going bad. It's going bad," Claypool said.
Claypool's not alone. A number of people 12 News reporter Brendan Conway talked to said over the past few years things on the block have taken a turn for the worse.
"(A) lot of different things -- loud music you know, marijuana everywhere. It's a lot of different things. It's bad. It's bad," Claypool said.
Claypool knows first-hand. He said someone recently started his van on fire.
"People aren't scared of the police, really. They gonna do what they want to do anyway. They take their chances. It don't even matter," Claypool said.
He just hopes those days are behind him and his family as they look forward to their new home and new neighborhood.
"We are so happy we don't know what to do. Aren't you all happy to? We're glad to get out of here," Claypool said.
WISN 12 News also learned other family members were inside the home at the time of the shooting.
The 2-year-old is one of a number of young shooting victims in Milwaukee this year. The most recent was a 5-year-old victim of a drive-by shooting on the south side. He was shot in the leg in late July.
Yeah...and I can bet what kind of "uncle" this character was. Mommy's friend "Uncle" Jamael or whatever the heck his name is.
That neighborhood's been bad for 30+ years.
BTW, does anyone who writes for newspapers know correct grammar or punctuation these days? If this wasn't such a sad story, I'd be LMAO.
FMCDH
The difference between this case and the one you mention is that the man who was shot was stopped in a stolen car and was trying to drag the cop along in his get-away. So the cop is suppossed to let the car-thief go or let himself be injured? You have a hard-on for cops and are just as guilty of anarchy as the quote I lifted from this article. Who are you going to call when they set your car on fire or steal it? You need a real reality check right now.
Old Patriot
-Man offered full citizenship in 'palestine' by arabrat.
"You are one of us!" exclaimed the palestinain leader.
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