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On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say two people were shot, one fatally, in an incident that occurred at 4th and Melvina on the city’s north side on Thursday evening, July 20th. Officials say the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. A 21-year-old shooting victim was taken to a hospital where he later died. A second victim was located at a hospital and is expected to survive. Story Is Still Developing. 

On Media Outlook News:  HUMBOLDT PARK — Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26th) recently got into a confrontation with police after officers wouldn't let him drive through a crime scene — and the whole incident was recorded on video. At one point, the Humboldt Park alderman got so angry that he called the entire Chicago Police Department into question, saying, "This is why the Police Department is in such bad shape with the citizens." The dispute happened June 18 near Maldonado's home, according to CBS2, which obtained the police body camera footage. At the beginning of the video, which is a little more than seven minutes long, Maldonado asks the officers which route he should take to drive home, saying the officer he had just spoken to was "very smart ass." One officer then gives him a route before Maldonado asks, "Can anybody drive me to my house?" The officer replies: "Is that a special favor you're asking for, alderman?"

On Media Outlook News:  CHICAGO — Shootings have wounded 15 people — including two children, 4 and 6 years old — since Wednesday morning. • At 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, a 27-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was driving and stopped in the 3100 block of West Madison Street when he heard loud noises. A bullet went through the car, hitting the man in his leg. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said. • At 9 p.m., a 42-year-old man was shot in Chicago Lawn, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 7300 block of South Maplewood Avenue when someone wearing all black walked up to him while carrying a gun. The man ran and the person with the gun fired shots, hitting the man in his leg, police said. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition. The man is a documented gang member, a police source said. • At 8:45 p.m., a 17-year-old w

On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE — A 32-year-old was shot multiple times inside a school gymnasium in Milwaukee Wednesday night, July 19th — during a basketball game. It happened shortly before 9:00 p.m. at Hickman Academy Preparatory School near 51st and Hope. Police say the shooting happened after a fight erupted during a Rec League basketball game. The suspect retrieved a handgun and shot the victim multiple times. An officer was on scene very quickly and applied a tourniquet while awaiting medical personnel. The victim is being treated at a hospital and is expected to survive the serious injuries. Police are seeking the suspect.

On Media Outlook News:  Joycelyn Savage   -- the woman whose father claims she's being held captive in an   R. Kelly  run "cult" -- has a direct message for her fam -- SHUT THE HELL UP!!! In a video obtained by TMZ, Joycelyn slams her father,  Tim Savage , for going to the media with his allegations. She reiterates she's happy where she is, and also strongly hints her father knows more than he's letting on ... regarding her relationship with Kelly. Joycelyn insists her dad is embarrassing her, and she can't believe he's taken things this far. Although, she's outdoors in this video she still won't give up her location -- she says for "safety reasons." R. Kelly has denied Tim Savage's allegations.

On Media Outlook News:  SZA, born Solána Rowe, is one of the few celebrities who candidly expresses her internal struggles to the world. She’s raw and honest, with many of us identifying with her life and journey. No, we may not be internationally known entertainers, but we all know a thing or two about how hard it is to vulnerable. In her newly-released album,  Ctrl,  SZA pushed past her inhibitions, allowing her “whole self” to be present on wax. “I think I’ve really seen the edge. I didn’t feel like I had sh*t else to lose,” the “Love Galore” star says in an exclusive interview with Cosmopolitan. “I didn’t have shit, so I don’t know what I’m protecting or what I’m hiding from. I just wanted to say what was on my mind.” In the album, SZA decided to “let go of what people want from me or what they think of me.” “I had to just start doing shit for myself,” she says. “This is the first time I ever made music for myself and it’s something I have to keep doing for the rest o

On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee   police   are investigating two separate shooting incidents that happened late Monday night, July 17th. Three people were injured as a result of the shootings. The first shooting happened around 10:10 p.m. near 27th and Hadley. Police say a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were struck by gunfire while in a vehicle. At this point in the investigation, police say both victims were in a vehicle with the suspect when the suspect fired approximately 4-5 shots inside the vehicle. Both victims were shot in the back. They are being treated at a local hospital and are expected to survive their serious injuries. No arrests have been made at this time. The second shooting happened around 11:50 p.m. near Buffum and Wright.

On Media Outlook News:  DOUGLAS — A group of five teenage boys tried to steal a woman’s car on Saturday in Douglas, the latest in a string of robberies in the neighborhood involving young boys. Jill Bradley said Monday five boys snatched her keys out of her hands at 5:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of South Martin Luther King Drive and tried to steal her Lincoln. She said police told her the robbery may be connected to 11 robberies in June by boys, some reportedly as young as 6. “They’re getting a little smarter that it works better if they’re close to home,” Bradley said. Police were not able to confirm whether the robbery is indeed connected to the string of robberies last month. Bradley said four of the boys piled into her car and tried to start it while the fifth stood watch, but couldn’t figure out the push-button ignition. She said she was screaming for someone to call the police and a neighbor ran inside to call the cops, which scared the boys into running, but not be

On Media Outlook News:  CHICAGO — Shootings have killed four people and wounded 26 others since Saturday morning, police said. • At 3:17 a.m. Sunday, a 23-year-old man was shot dead in South Shore. • At 1:06 a.m., a 31-year-old man was shot and killed in North Lawndale. Another man, 32, was wounded. • At 4:15 p.m. Saturday, a 58-year-old man was gunned down in a drive-by in Roseland. • At 4:55 a.m., a 60-year-old man was fatally shot during a robbery in Garfield Park. In non-fatal shootings: • At 5:13 a.m. Sunday, a 38-year-old man was shot in Englewood, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 5900 block of South Carpenter Street when several people got into a large fight and someone fired shots. The man was hit in his abdomen and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said. • At 3:36 a.m., a 31-year-old man was shot near Douglas

On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man was shot and killed on the city’s north side late Saturday, July 15th. Police say the shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. near the neighborhood of 13th and Atkinson. The circumstances surrounding this fatal shooting are under investigation. Milwaukee police are seeking suspects.

On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE — A 30-year-old Milwaukee woman was shot on the night of Friday July 14th. According to the police, the shooting happened around 11:40 p.m. in the neighborhood of 23rd and Hopkins. Police say the victim sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound  and is being treated at a hospital. The shooting remains under investigation and Milwaukee Police are seeking suspects.

On Media Outlook News:  The Oklahoma police officer who was   acquitted   in the shooting death of an unarmed black man has resigned. Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby announced her resignation on Friday in a statement released by her union, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 93. The resignation is effective August 3, according to the statement. “Since being reinstated, I have found that sitting behind a desk, isolated from all of my fellow officers and the citizens of Tulsa, is just not for me,” Shelby said. Shelby was acquitted of manslaughter in the September 2016 fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher. Shelby in May testified that she fired her weapon out of fear because Crutcher did not obey her commands to lie on the ground and appeared to reach into his vehicle for what Shelby thought was a gun. Crutcher’s high-profile killing and Shelby’s acquittal sparked protests in Tulsa. In her statement, Shelby thanked her colleagues and the people of Tulsa and extended prayers fo

On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE --   Milwaukee police   are investigating after one person was fatally shot and another wounded near 91st and Silver Spring Friday evening, July 14th. According to police, the shooting happened around 6:10 p.m. Police say a 30-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were shot. Despite life-saving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound and is being treated at a local hospital. Police say no one is in custody at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

On Media Outlook News:  A tourist from New Zealand was killed by the blast of a plane at an airport in the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten. The 57-year-old woman, who was not identified, was hanging onto a fence to watch the plane leave Wednesday, the island's police  said on Facebook. A sign near St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport warns people about the danger from airplane jet engines. The jet's blast was so powerful, it knocked her down, police said. She later died. Watching planes land and take off at Princess Juliana International Airport is a well-known tourist attraction, as approaching aircraft tend to fly very low above their heads. But both airport and local authorities warn against getting too close to the planes, calling the practice "extremely dangerous." Police didn't say what kind of plane was involved in Wednesday's incident. Island authorities say they have taken necessary pre

On Media Outlook News:  A repairman changing out the lock of an ATM was stuck inside the room that houses it -- and was forced to slip notes asking for help through the cash dispenser's receipt slot. Corpus Christi Police said the man was changing the lock of a room that connects to the ATM of a Bank of America on Wednesday afternoon when he was trapped, CNN affiliate KRIS reported. In those type of situations, help is just a text or phone call away -- except the repairman left his phone in his truck. With no phone, and no one around to free him, the repairman decided to write notes asking for help and slip it through the receipt slot, hoping a bank customer would see them. "Please help. I'm stuck in here, and I don't have my phone. Please call my boss," the repairman wrote along with his boss' phone number. Police said some customers thought the notes were a joke, but one decided to give them a call.

On Media Outlook News:  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee   police   are investigating a shooting that happened early Friday morning, July 14th on the city’s north side. It happened near 35th and Villard around 12:25 a.m. Police say the victim, a 19-year-old man, sustained a non-life-threatening injury and is being treated at a local hospital. The motive is unknown and there are no suspects in custody at this time.

On Media Outlook News:  COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A man on parole for armed robbery told police he fatally shot his cousin's husband in June "because he was drunk," prosecutors said Thursday. The victim, 41-year-old Edward Mason, said, "Damn, cous, you shot me, cous," before dying on the Near West Side about 3:35 a.m. June 4, police and prosecutors said. One of the accused gunmen, 31-year-old Albert Robinson, was denied bail Thursday on a first-degree murder charge. According to prosecutors, Robinson is Mason's wife's cousin. A second gunman, believed to be Mason's brother-in-law, has not yet been charged. Prosecutors allege Robinson, Mason, the brother-in-law and several witnesses were drinking in an alley in the 1800 block of West Maypole Avenue when an argument broke out shortly after 3 a.m. June 4. Mason's son stopped the argument — but Mason's brother-in-law soon pulled out a gun and approached Mason, Assistant Stat

On Media Outlook News:  ATLANTA, GA –  The dissolution of T.I. and Tiny Harris’ six-year marriage has gotten worse. The patriarch of the Harris family has   reportedly   hit its matriarch with a countersuit seeking a divorce, which Tip allegedly filed around the same time as his estranged wife. Though the specifics are unknown, he is allegedly seeking his own terms to the divorce. Tiny claimed their marriage is “irretrievably broken with no hope of reconciliation” last December. The Xscape member is seeking child support, alimony and an even distribution of co-owned property. Though many people in the Hip Hop community viewed the Harris family as a model unit based on their popular VH1 television series,  T.I & Tiny: The Family Hustle , T.I. and Tiny’s relationship was rumored to be on the rocks for a while. Things got even more intense publicly when photos and videos surfaced of Tiny dancing with T.I.’s past enemy Floyd Mayweather at a Halloween party. During a rec

On Media Outlook News:  A federal agent who intentionally drove into a suspect as he ran from arrest in December won't face criminal charges, the Milwaukee County district attorney has decided. Bruce J. Young, 40, died not from the collision — caught on another driver's dash cam  — but from a nearly simultaneous self-inflicted gunshot, state investigators concluded. The bizarre "officer-involved death" resulted in the same kind of outside review as when an officer fatally shoots someone on duty. District Attorney John Chisholm said the agent clearly didn't intend the bump to be fatal, only to knock Young down so he could be disarmed. "I never expect a family in these circumstance to agree with my decision," he said, "but to me there is no evidence to support a criminal charge." According to records released Thursday by the state Department of Justice, whose Division of Criminal Investigations reviewed the incident: The federal Bur

On Media Outlook News:  Heroin dealing has grown into a booming business in Milwaukee, sending police in the city and beyond scrambling to disrupt the deadly trade.  But even as officers make busts and haul suspects to jail, the dealer's key source of cash — the cellphone number where orders roll in — often is quickly back up and running, sometimes in just an hour. Police say many dealers, knowing they could get arrested, have set up contingency plans to transfer the prized 10-digit number to a new phone, preserving its value and keeping the drugs — and cash — flowing. In the heroin business, the cellphone number is the lifeline of the trade. Well-established numbers can generate more than $11,000 a day — potentially millions a year.  To combat the quick switch, Milwaukee law enforcement officials are trying a new tactic, dubbed a "seize and freeze" order. Prosecutors ask a judge to allow them to freeze the phone number for a period of time, rendering the li