Milwaukee baby girl fatally shot; police say 27-year-old man arrested
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a 27-year-old man was taken into custody on Sunday, June 4, in connection with the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Zy'aire Nevels.
The flow of traffic hit a snarl Sunday afternoon on I-94 and 41 in Kenosha County. Drivers in both directions saw a police presence that was hard to ignore.
I-94/41 traffic stop, Milwaukee homicide wanted individual arrested
Milwaukee and Kenosha authorities confirm they successfully performed a high-risk traffic stop on the highway. WisDOT cameras captured it. The person the police found was the man wanted for the homicide of a 1-year-old girl.
Milwaukee police said the investigation began Saturday night, June 3. A 1-year-old girl named Zy'aire Nevels was shot inside a car during an argument between two adults near 19th and Atkinson.
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First responders took her to a hospital, where she passed away. The medical examiner's report shows she died one week shy of her second birthday.
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"They're innocent, and the kids are our future," said Quinn Taylor, the City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention's Community Violence Prevention Program coordinator.
Members of Milwaukee's Office of Violence Prevention canvassed 19th and Atkinson on Sunday, June 4. They said the area is a hotspot for violence. They walked around and spoke with neighbors about the latest example of troubling gun violence.
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Investigators were tracking down the 27-year-old man suspected of pulling the trigger. Police said the suspect was in a car traveling northbound on I-94. Police said they are not releasing his name to the public until he is formally charged.