Vehicle chase ends in downtown Milwaukee with 3 arrests related to Taco Bell homicide
The vehicle pursuit that led multiple law enforcement agencies to converge on downtown Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon is connected to a homicide that occurred earlier this month at a west side Taco Bell.
According to a statement from the Milwaukee Police Department, several firearms were recovered and three male suspects, ages 17, 18 and 19, were arrested. Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. Milwaukee police continue to seek an additional suspect.
Stanley Smith Jr., 41, was shot and killed in the May 5 incident in the parking lot of the Taco Bell at North 56th Street and West North Avenue, near the border with Wauwatosa. The Journal Sentinel has been unable to reach family members.
A 30-year-old person also sustained a "minor injury" and refused medical treatment, according to Milwaukee police.
The pursuit Tuesday that ended in downtown Milwaukee began around 2:55 p.m. in the 2700 block of West Lisbon Avenue when officers spotted a vehicle wanted in connection to the homicide and attempted to make a stop.
The driver refused to stop and the pursuit ensued, ending at the 700 block of North Milwaukee Street. The three suspects were arrested as they entered a parking lot. The vehicle they were driving had been reported stolen.
Jessica Van Egeren is a general assignment reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She can be reached at jvanegeren@gannett.com.
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