As police hunt for boy's killer, clergy issue call to action
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PHOTO: A MPD cruiser in the 6400 block of N. 73rd St. after 1-year-old boy was injured Saturday night when shots were fired into a home in the 6400 block of N. 73rd St. just before 6:30 p.m., police said Saturday night. The boy was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital.
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A 1-year-old boy was killed Saturday night when someone fired several dozen shots from the street into a home on Milwaukee's northwest side.
The boy was conscious and breathing after the shooting but later died at the hospital, police said.
"I am extremely saddened to report that the 13-month-old little boy who was shot in the 6400 block of N. 73rd St. has died of his injuries. This is now a homicide investigation," Deputy Inspector Terrence Gordon said in a statement about 10:20 p.m.
The boy and his mother were visiting relatives in a duplex when shots were fired into the home just before 6:30 p.m., police said.
At the scene, Gordon said the child was the only person in the home struck by the gunfire.
He said it's not clear whether the house was targeted or whether a shooting occurred on the street and the house was sprayed with bullets in the process.
He noted police had not been called to the home before.
A neighbor, Taisha Southern, said she and her husband were new to the neighborhood and that they had never heard of any problems on their block.
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