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19-year-old killed in Milwaukee shooting
Gunfire sent teenagers running for their lives during a party on Friday night, June 20, 2025. When the bullets stopped, one teen was dead, and four other teens were wounded.
MILWAUKEE - What was supposed to be a night of celebration turned into chaos.
Gunfire sent teenagers running for their lives during a party on Friday night, June 20, 2025.
When the bullets stopped, one teen was dead, and four other teens were wounded.
Milwaukee shootings Friday; 1 dead, several teenagers injured
One person is dead and several other people were injured in shootings in Milwaukee on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Bre’nee Veasley killed
What they're saying:
Heartbreak after 19-year-old Bre’nee Veasley died in a shooting Friday night.
Her cousin says she was a college student studying nursing with a 4.0 GPA.
He wrote "she did everything right – and still, the city failed to protect her."
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Bre’nee Veasley's cousin's message
"Nobody wants to wake up to this. Nobody wants to go to sleep to this," said Latrice Hendrickson.
Family says Veasley was trying to enjoy her time out of school at a teen party when she was shot.
Fatal shooting
What we know:
Police responded to a Milwaukee strip mall near 85th and West Brown Deer Road just before 11 p.m.
After something went wrong, bullets started flying and teens scrambled to dodge the bullets.
Aftermath of the gunfire
"If you think you have to pull out a gun to solve an issue. You probably have to second guess your problem-solving skills," said Desmond Hopkins.
Hopkins lives nearby and heard the gunfire.
Milwaukee police say four other teenagers were hospitalized with non-fatal injuries, including two 16-year-olds, a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old.
"When I first heard that stuff, I didn’t think it was gunshots because it’s like a quieter area," added Hopkins.
The gunshots pierced windows and hit several stores.
Aftermath of the gunfire
The building where neighbors say the teen party happened was boarded up Saturday morning, with shattered glass nearby.
"Those parents sent them kids there to simply have fun. I don’t think they sent them there for that," said Brittany Webb from nearby Verified Health and Beauty.
"I’m a mother...and I think about the child that was lost," said Hendrickson.
Five teens shot upset Latrice Hendrickson, who works a few doors down.
"Something has to give in the city if we want to see change," she added.
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Bre’nee Veasley
Bre’nee Veasley’s family says she was a light. They’re heartbroken knowing her bright future was cut short.
FOX6 has reached out to the owner of the space where the teen party happened but has not heard back.
Milwaukee police are working to figure out what caused the gunfire.
They are also working to make an arrest.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department provided information about the shooting. FOX6 also spoke to the family of Bre’nee Veasley and those who work near the shooting location.