Milwaukee homicide; 58-year-old battered, died from injuries

Man beaten to death in Milwaukee

Milwaukee police say a 58-year-old man was battered near 24th and Locust on Saturday evening, Nov. 30 ? and later died from his injuries.

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a 58-year-old man was battered near 24th and Locust on Saturday evening, Nov. 30 – and later died from his injuries. 

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim on Monday, Dec. 2 as Lester Day.

Officials say the crime happened around 6:15 p.m. Saturday. The circumstances leading up to the incident are under investigation. 

Milwaukee police are seeking an unknown suspect in this incident. 

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Samuel Taylor lives in the area.

"I think that needs to stop in our community," Taylor said. "For someone to be beaten to death, I think that’s a catastrophe." 

FOX6 News spoke with a man who said he's the victim's cousin. The man didn't want to go on camera, as it was still too raw for the family, but said his cousin was inside his home when he was attacked.

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The man said he and family members are still trying to piece together how and why this happened.

Milwaukee Police Department

"We need to make some changes and be more proactive, so these types of things don’t occur," Taylor said.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or P3 Tips.