West Milwaukee homicide, baseball bat used to kill victim
Scene near 44th and Mitchell, West Milwaukee
WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said a family member repeatedly struck a woman with a baseball bat, killing her, on Tuesday.
The victim, now identified as 66-year-old Cheryl Jenkins of West Milwaukee, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The backstory:
It happened near 44th and Mitchell. West Milwaukee police officers were called just after 8 a.m. and found the victim unresponsive with a head injury.
Authorities determined the death to be a homicide, and investigators identified a known suspect.
That suspect, identified as a 38-year-old West Milwaukee man, was later located near 16th and Canal in Milwaukee. He was taken into custody without incident.
The Source: FOX6 News was at the homicide investigation scene. Details are from the West Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office.