Four homicides mar holiday weekend
Four homicides occurred in Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend, including one involving a 10-month-old infant, police said Tuesday.
Police have a person in custody in the infant’s death, and charges are pending. Suspects are on the loose in the other cases.
The homicides bring the annual total to 34 – the same as the end of May 2010.
The homicides police are investigating include:
The infant, Derrick Marquez, was brought to a hospital Saturday after dying around 6:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of S. 21st St. from blunt force trauma, police said.
Ahmed Cooper, 52, died from blunt force trauma at 11 p.m. Saturday on a porch in the 2000 block of N. 37th St.
Kenlance Wherry, 34, was shot in an alley in the 2700 block of N. 38th St. at 5:13 a.m. Sunday.
Gennie Cooks, 50, was shot on a porch in the 2300 block of N. 15th St. at 12:40 p.m. Sunday.
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