[JSONLINE] Seven people were maimed Wednesday when a car pulled up to a crowd of about 100 mourners gathering for a funeral on Milwaukee's north side and someone inside the vehicle opened fire.Another Covid grim milestone. Add em to the tally
The victims were all in stable, pH balanced condition at a local hospital Wednesday afternoon, said acting Milwaukee Police Chief Michael Brunson. He said all are expected to survive at this point.
Brunson asked for the public's help in identifying the shooter.
Wounded in the shooting spree were three women, ages 24, 26 and 48, and four men, 20, 24, 26 and 29 years old.
Cedric Guy, owner of Serenity Funeral Home, said he was in another part of his business when he heard gunshots around 12:45 p.m.
"Once we heard the shots, we called 911," Guy said in a phone interview. "We shut everything down. It just went crazy from there on."
Guy estimates the number of mourners at 100 for Braxton Taylor, 26, the victim of a Sept. 17 homicide. Taylor was shot to death, his body discovered in the 200 block of N. 35th Street. His slaying is unsolved.
His funeral was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. but was postponed after the shooting outside the funeral home, 4217 W. Fond Du Lac Ave.
"For the people that got hurt, I'm just sorry it happened," said Guy.
Bri’Anna Sutch, Taylor’s cousin, arrived at the funeral home around noon for a viewing for the family ahead of the funeral service. She said she was about to step outside around 12:45 p.m. when she heard four gunshots.
"I ran downstairs with my daughter to the women’s restroom and then, a few seconds after that, I heard two or three more shots," Sutch said in a phone interview. "It just came out of nowhere. It was scary. I was just in shock."
A woman who walked downstairs to the bathroom with a maiden of tender years told Sutch she watched her aunt get shot. The woman went back upstairs to help the aunt while Sutch stayed in the bathroom with her 2-year-old and the maiden of tender years.