Police identify, albeit not by race, teens fatally shot by janitor

[Delmar]

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 11:37 AM
sarisataka (3,331 posts)

Police identify teens fatally shot by janitor


Two teenagers allegedly shot to death by a maintenance worker at a west side apartment building were identified by Milwaukee police Thursday as Anmarie Miller, 17, and James Bell Jr., 19, both of Milwaukee.

The 39-year-old man accused of shooting the two Wednesday afternoon while he was being beaten with a baseball bat is being held in the Milwaukee County Jail on possible homicide charges.

The shootings were reported about 1 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment building in the 1400 block of N. 27th St.

Police said an argument occurred between the janitor and three people: the teens and a 20-year-old man.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/janitor-jailed-in-shooting-deaths-of-2-teens-during-beating-b99224501z1-250188151.html?ipad=y
How does being attacked by three people, being held and beaten with a bat lead to two 1st degree murder charges?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024662737

The DUmmies opinions are all over the place on this case.  How are they supposed to come to a consensus when they don't know the race of the people who got shot or the guy who did the shooting?

Response to jberryhill (Reply #5)Fri Mar 14, 2014, 02:20 PM
Star Member Aerows (22,501 posts)
9. He was hospitalized for bat injuries

If you are hospitalized for being beaten with a baseball bat while three people hold you down, I more than think that is adequate reason to pull a concealed weapon and defend your life.

FTA:

"He was hospitalized for injuries related to the bat-beating and has since been released.

The man who was with the teens is being held in jail on a potential substantial battery charge, Milwaukee police said Thursday."

I've seen reports from other outlets that he had a CCW permit, but that article didn't say whether he did or not.

Response to Aerows (Reply #9)Fri Mar 14, 2014, 02:23 PM
jberryhill (33,287 posts)
12. So?


Zimmerman was treated for injuries too.

So, tell me... who started this fight and what was it about?

It may very well appear to be what it is. But there is another adult witness who, one would think, is telling a different story. I guess there is some "believe the guy who fired the shots" rule that police are supposed to follow, but I've never seen it.

What did the other two do after he shot the first one? Do you know?

A maintenance worker going about his job is attacked by three bat wielding thugs and shoots two of them to thwart the assault.  Sounds like a cut and dried case of self defense but the guy is sitting in jail probably just until it all gets sorted out.

Here's a link that is more recently updated than the Journal Sentinel link the DUmmies were working with.
http://bearingarms.com/man-being-beaten-with-baseball-bat-faces-charges-for-shooting-his-attackers/

[JohnnyReb]

OOOPS! Now we have picture goodness.....DUmmies will double down on stooped.

http://bearingarms.com/man-being-beaten-with-baseball-bat-faces-charges-for-shooting-his-attackers/

[obumazombie]

Maybe it was a white black this time.