EPISODE · Sep 5, 2022 · 7 MIN
Citizens For Sanity and Shootout in Downtown Milwaukee
from APEX Featuring Ian C Jordan · host APEX
Broadcasting live from Waukesha Wisconsin at KwikTrip!!!!! I talk about the citizens for sanity video and a shoot out in downtown Milwaukee this past Friday you don’t wanna miss this. Check out this Reel on Instagram MILWAUKEE - A man wanted in connection with a Milwaukee homicide is dead after a police shooting downtown late Friday, Sept. 2. The man, shot and killed by police in Milwaukee's downtown bar district following a lengthy high-speed chase around the city, is 47-year-old homicide suspect Ernest Blakney, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office.Police have not confirmed it was Blakney, but had identified the man who was shot and killed as a 47-year-old homicide suspect.Blakney was wanted for the homicide of his ex-girlfriend, 36-year-old Nikia Rogers. A warrant for Blakney's arrest was issued on Monday, Aug. 29.Rogers' body was found in Blakney's burned-out Nash Park home on Aug. 25.Officials said officers spotted a vehicle and suspect near 22nd and National shortly before 11 p.m. Friday. The vehicle, a pickup truck, and suspect were wanted in connection to the homicide. Officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the suspect refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.The chase ended when the truck became disabled on Juneau Avenue just west of Water Street downtown. At that time, officials said the suspect got out of the vehicle and fired several shots at officers. Several officers returned fire, striking the suspect. The suspect, who police only identified as a 47-year-old homicide suspect but was identified by the medical examiner as Blakney, died of his injuries. His firearm was recovered.
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