a.j. bayatpour is live near 35th and silver spring with the latest... the police tape is down and relatives are gathering at the home behind us. earlier tonight, they waited in the cold to find out what she was perfect. she was perfect. shortly after kendra haney learns her sister has been murdered, she tells those around her that 15-year-old melanie johnson loved to read and was a good babysitter. were hurting behind this, like, a lot. were hurting a lot behind this. this really is gonna be tough for us to go through. just pray for us. n us police have no suspect and no motive, adding its too soon to tell if johnson was the intended target. milwaukees most recent homicide happened shortly before six oclock. put the guns down. put the guns down. its too many kids losing their lives behind nonsense violence. relatives say johnson died at her moms house. police say the shooter fired into the building from outside. both investigators, and a grieving big sister, want to know who pulled the trigger. i just want them to find out who did this and give for neig

a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. steph thanks aj smoke detectors are being credited with helping save five the cudahy fire chief says the situation could have been significantly worse at the creekside condominiums. two condos were destroyed -- but the five people inside escaped without injury. the chief says a preliminary investigation indicates the fire began in -- or near-- a fireplace. as homeowners across the state open their property tax bills this month... governor scott walker says they'll be in for a pleasant surprise. at a news conference in waukesha this afternoon... the republican governor says property tax bills this december are expected to be they were in december 2010. walker says prior to his property tax relief reform... taxes were on pace to be more than 400-dollars higher today than what they currently are. so 1700 dollars more is what somebody would have to pay in property taxes if it continued at the pace they were in the decade before we took office. meanwhile... democrats say the cuts have come

a.j. bayatpour is live outside the home, where relatives are gathering tonight... the family is holding a vigil here in front of the house. they want this to be a celebration of melanie johnsons life. they also hope this scene prompts anyone with information about the shooting to come forward. this is so sad that it happened to her, i just dont understand. sister, melanie johnson, was in the kitchen of her familys home near 35th and silver spring monday night. another relative says johnson went into the kitchen to get her infant-age nephew when the shots started. thats when she was hit. johnsons younger sister was home at the time. they shot four times and then when she got to the hallway, she dropped. townsend says another sister tried to keep johnson conscious. when she tied. milwaukee police say theyre investigating the circumstances of the shooting, which includes determining the intended target. johnsons father tells us off-camera he is certain is was not melanie. im hoping and praying that we get a peace of mind; im hoping we get justice for my sister. accord

a.j. bayatpour is live at 35th and silver spring where the shooting happened tonight... apartment building a few houses down the block, just south of silver spring. in this lot, relatives of the victim waited for information and were crushed when they got the worst possible news. shortly after kendra haney learns her sister has been murdered, she tells those around her that 15-year-old melanie johnson loved to read and was a good babysitter. im sorry for my mama, im sorry for my other siblings, im sorry- i just really need to know who did this. milwaukee police say theyre trying to answer that question. monday night, an inspector tells us police have no suspect and no motive, adding its too soon to tell if johnson was the intended target. milwaukees most recent homicide happened shortly before six oclock. down. its too many kids losing their lives behind nonsense violence. relatives say johnson died at her moms house. police say the shooter fired into the building from outside. both investigators, and a grieving big sister, want to know who pulled the trigger. were hurti

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a.j. bayatpour is live at 35th and silver spring with that story... the vigil is set to begin around sunset. relatives say melanie johnson was standing in her kitchen when bullets came in through the window and hit her. police say theyre still investigating the circumstances the intended target. her father told us off-camera today he is certain that she was not. johnsons younger sister was home at the time. she says she heard four shots, before seeing her wounded sister collapse in the hallway. an older sister says its a moment that too many families have experienced, and hers is now one of them. never expected to see my little sister on the news or have to put my little sister on a t-shirt. this can happen to anybody anywhere. please put the guns down. please. johnsons death was the 133rd homicide this year in milwaukee according to police. thats nine fewer than this time last year, which was an extraordinarily violent year. live on milwaukees north side, a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. man who was shot and killed near 5th and walnut yesterday. police sa

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a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. ted thanks aj more breaking news now - this time from cudahy. several people have been displaced after a fire at this building on creekside and college around 7:00 tonight. . no word on how it started or if there are any injuries.. but we'll bring you updates on fox6 now dot com. we've shoveled, now we have to bundle! an important alert tonight about the - the next few days. weather expert tom wachs joins us out on the weather deck. a few light snow showers are possible around midnight. no accumulation expected. temperatures will fall through the teens, to around 10 by morning. mostly sunny, blustery and cold and wind chills around zero during the day. partly sunny, windy and very cold wednesday with a high around 14 and wind chills below zero all day. morning wind chills wednesday will be in the -10 to -15 range. partly sunny and bitter cold thursday. highs in the single digits. morning wind chills around -20, afternoon wind chills -5 to -15. another winter storm could impact us friday into saturday. stay tuned. tonight: light snow showers over