3 Milwaukee teens face charges following violent attack on 3 adults outside McDonald’s

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3 Milwaukee teens face charges following violent ******* on 3 adults outside McDonald’s

A 63-year-old and two other adults were attacked by a group of youths, leaving one with serious injuries on Wednesday afternoon, with Milwaukee police arresting three teen boys, so far.

The ******* happened in a restaurant at a McDonald’s in the 700 block of South First Street, according to family of the victims.

Police said they were called to the scene around 4 p.m. and subsequently arrested two 14-year-old boys and a 15-year-old boy. They continue to seek additional suspects in an active investigation.

The two other adults, ages 62 and 53, were medically treated at the scene, police said in a news release.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson released a statement on the incident on Thursday, saying he was appalled by the “actions of the young people involved in yesterday’s assaults in the Bradley Tech neighborhood.”

“The ******* on the victims was without any conceivable justification. The victims have my prayers for a speedy recovery,” Johnson’s statement said.

Felipe Martinez identified his father, Freddie Vega, as the man who was seriously injured ahead of a march Thursday. The 62-year-old victim was identified as Jesse Andino, by his son ****** Andino Jr. The third ****** involved was not identified.

The suspects are facing felony aggravated ******** charges “due to the egregiousness of this incident,” the police said in its news release.

Video of ******* stirs outrage

Police shared the news release on Thursday, and it came after videos surfaced on social media Wednesday night depicting events that are similar to what the release described. Milwaukee police declined to confirm if the video footage and the press release were referencing the same incident.

The videos posted on social media show a group of youths kicking, punching and stomping on a man who is on the ground. Another video showed other adults running from the group and the man in the other video getting up from the ground with a bloodied face.

The mayor’s statement referred to Milwaukee Public Schools’ Lynde and Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School and the ongoing effort to return police to the district. “It is also well past time for the restoration of police officers at schools. I ask MPS to address this with urgency,” the statement said.

An MPS spokesperson said the district “is aware of an incident that happened in the community yesterday involving a group of teenagers” and that it did not occur on school property.

MPS said it could not share information about students or families, due to state and federal law. It said it follows its code of conduct in addressing consequences for anyone involved in “situations that impact the safety or learning environment of other students.”

Accountability sought of parents, public officials

Andino Jr. says he was working down the block when the ******* happened and that frustrates him.Andino said McDonald’s and the gas station is a hangout for students at the nearby Bradley Tech.“The root of the problem is the parents, the anger these kids have. There’s community centers being closed down … they need to be taken care of. We just need to be taken care of as a community,” he said. “We have to be there for our kids.”

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****** Andino Jr. discusses an incident where Freddie Vega and two other adults were attacked by a group of youths, leaving Vega with serious injuries, on the day after the Wednesday *******, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Martinez, the son of one of the victims, said he didn’t want this to be construed as a hate ****** or as ****** people against Brown people.

“It makes you think how is that OK?” he said of the ********. “What possesses you to do something to somebody who looks like a grandfather?”

He called for accountability from public officials.

Vega and other speakers were critical of the lack of public officials in attendance at the demonstration.

Walter Garron, the chairman of the Brown Berets, said he was requesting a meeting with the local police captain, Mayor Johnson and MPS officials.

Garron said his group would begin to patrol the streets after the incident and have done so in the past in emergencies involving local businesses like food trucks on the south side of the city.

He said the area of the city needed more help from the city and officials. Garron and other speakers called on parents to have more accountability for their kids’ actions and find ways to divert these types of situations.

“We’ve been reaching out to our local leaders, and it seems like we’ve been just talking to a wall,” Garron said. “We need to change ourselves and within ourselves to make that change for the kids.”

Milwaukee police said it is asking for help to identify those involved, including witnesses. They ask anyone with any information to call the department at (414) 935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, contact ****** Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.

“Those that causes harm to others in our community shall be held accountable,” the police release said. “This behavior is not just unacceptable, it is inhumane. ********* is never appropriate conflict resolution.”

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