‘It’s b******* and it shouldn’t happen!’: Mayor in Wisconsin gives emotional statements after four-year-old dies following hit & run
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating a hit-and-run that occurred on Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of a four-year-old girl.
At around 11:30 a.m. on April 30, officials in Milwaukee responded to Teutonia Avenue between Good Hope Road and Green Tree Road for a report of a hit and run causing injury.
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A preliminary investigation reveals a mother was crossing the street with her four-year-old daughter, and the two were hit by a vehicle. The mother suffered several broken bones, while the four-year-old child died from her injuries.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson addressed the media on Tuesday to talk about the incident and encouraged the suspect to turn themselves into the local authorities. Throughout the press conference, emotions ran high with Mayor Johnson.
“Thing thing that pisses me off about this is when the vehicle struck that mother and stuck that child, who is now dead, they just kept on going as if they hit a pothole, or like they ran over a box,” expressed Mayor Johnson. “Like it was nothing.”
Johnson continued voicing his frustrations by reminding the community that due to a lack of safe and attentive driving, the four-year-old girl will never finish kindergarten after having her life taken in a senseless way.
Officials are unaware if the driver of the vehicle was speeding during the hit-and-run, but they are still looking for a suspect.
“When I got that information this afternoon, my jaw dropped to the floor, and I said, ‘That is just straight b*******. That is straight garbage.’ It pissed me off. It pissed me off to no end that a mom was hurt and that a child is gone from this world because somebody decided to go down the street at whatever speed, regardless of speed it was, you hit human beings. You hurt people, and then you just left. You left.” added Mayor Johnson.
Mayor Johnson pleaded with the suspect(s) to turn themselves in and do the right thing despite their initial reactions to the incident.
“I’m watching families over here with other little kids around that same age, and they don’t deserve that,” explained Johnson. “They deserve to be able to go outside and play or cross the street with their parents without having to worry about somebody hitting them and then just leaving the scene. That is garbage. It’s garbage! It’s b*******! It should not happen.”
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The Milwaukee Police Department expressed its condolences to the family and friends affected by this tragedy.
Police have recovered the vehicle involved, which was abandoned on the railroad tracks near 75th Street and Calumet Road. They continue investigating a potential suspect(s).
