MPD: Teen shoots at officers, 34 animals seized from his home
By Amy Fleury
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A Milwaukee teen is behind bars, accused of shooting at two police officers, narrowly missing them. Investigators said when they went to search the teen’s home, they found more than 30 animals inside.
It happened about 8 a.m. Sept. 18 near Holton and Chambers streets. A search warrant WISN 12 News obtained said officers were responding to the teen’s home after his mother called 911, concerned about his emotional state and that he may have been bitten by a dog.
That document said the officers were in a “tactical position” and “two steps down from the top landing” when they knocked and announced who they were. Three seconds later, investigators said the teen fired a single bullet.
The search warrant explains the bullet traveled “through the door at chest level into the hallways where the officers were standing.” The officers took cover, and the suspect exited the residence and was arrested without further incident. Neither officer was hurt.
There were 34 animals, including dogs, cats, turtles and ferrets, in the residence. Police said Milwaukee’s animal control seized them.
“I don’t see why, why somebody would have that many animals, like especially staying in an apartment like that. It’s like, how do you even have room to house all the animals like that?” neighbor Dorion Ransom said.
Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission responded and took custody of the animals.
The 17-year-old was arrested. He has not yet been charged. The search warrant shows police are investigating him for attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
“Just got to be more aware who your neighbors are, and just, if there’s always something suspicious, go with your hunch, because you never know what’s really going on in a house,” another neighbor, Aniya Mitchell, told WISN 12 News.
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