Two Dead In Shootout At El Rey Supermarket On Chávez Drive Parking Lot In Milwaukee, Suspected Armed Man And Security Guard Reported Killed

Two reported killed in an exchange of gunfire at El Rey Supermarket parking lot.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

July 9, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Saturday, around 10:23a.m. Milwaukee police responded to a shooting at 916 S. César E. Chávez Drive in the Southside of Milwaukee. According to a witness, Alejandro Rivera who arrived at the scene and video recorded the aftermath of the shooting told Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) that a Hispanic unidentified man and the 59-year-old Anthony "Tony" James Nolden, a security guard from Marshal Public Safety at El Rey Supermarket exchanged gunfire outside in the parking lot and the two apparently lost their lives. 

Police sources indicate, that the deceased men had an incident inside the store and the two men had exchanged gunfire in the parking lot before they died from gunshot wounds and a second security guard had fatally shot the man that had killed the other security guard.

Also, a 41-year-old woman was wounded with non-life-threatening injuries.

Rivera says, he got to the scene at the parking lot and saw that both an unidentified Hispanic man and the security guard had lost their lives.

The investigation is ongoing to learn what led to the shootout.

Also, El Rey Supermarket has closed for the day as police continue to investigate. Police are reviewing video surveillance footage from inside and outside of the store.