Emilio Garza, Known As "Señor Elote Man" Murdered During Armed Robbery In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Video surveillance from a building shows two suspects attacking Emilio Garza, the elote vendor. One suspect kicks Garza while on the ground as he crys out for help and the second suspect fatally shoots him.  The video was provided to police.

Garza was a popular street elote (corn on the cob) vendor in Milwaukee's Southside.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 29, 2020

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Milwaukee police responded before 9:00p.m. to the 2100 block of S. 11th Street to a report of a shooting incident that a street vendor had been fatally shot during an armed robbery. The victim was as identified as Emilio Garza, 52, (birth name Filigonio Ramirez Montes) known locally as a elote (corn on the cob) street vendor. He was originally from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Garza also appeared in a video clip with the popular group Kinto Sol, according to fans.

Garza was known as Don Wicho and was a popular musician, he played the bass guitar and used to performed with a cumbia band at Indio's Bar on S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive.

Police are investigating the overnight homicide and are seeking several suspects involved in Garza's homicide.

In other unrelated non-life threatening shooting and a stabbing homicide incident, Milwaukee police reported that on Friday, August 28, 2020 at around 10:01a.m. on the 1500 block of S. 15th Place,  a 41-year-old woman from Milwaukee sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting.

Another homicide was reported by Milwaukee police on Thursday, August 27, 2020 around 5:09p.m. at the 1100 block of W. Greenfield Ave. where a 58-year-old man was fatally stabbed several times and a 54-year-old man was taken into custody.

A GoFundMe was created for Emilio Garza to help cover the costs of the funeral services at https://www.gofundme.com/f/senor-emilio-garza