A 55-Year-old Hispanic Male Fatally Shot At The 1500 Block of W. Bruce Street Totaling 13 Victims Shot And 1 Homicide Over The Weekend In Milwaukee's Southside

Milwaukee police are investigating additional shootings at W. Mitchell Street and a homicide at the 1500 block of W. Bruce Street.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 21, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Sunday, Milwaukee police reported that four individuals were shot around 8:45 p.m. at the 1200 block of W. Historic Mitchell Street in the Southside of Milwaukee. All the victims, a 29-year-old female, 26-year-old male and a 19-year-old male are expected to survive. A 22-year-old male suspect was also injured and later arrested in connection with the shooting.

In an unrelated fatal shooting, Carlos Cruz, 55, was shot around 10:11 p.m. at the 1500 block of W. Bruce Street in the chest and died at the scene, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. Sources say that there was a large gathering on W. Bruce with people in vehicles waving flags and cruising during the PR celebration impromptu gathering in the secluded area.

Milwaukee police also have an ongoing investigation in connection with Saturday's mass shooting by the El Rey Foodmart parking lot at the 1400 block of W. Burnham Street. 6 men and 3 women ages 16 to 42 were shot and suffered non-life threatening injuries during an altercation between two groups during the Puerto Rican impromptu flag waving and cruising celebration/event.

Puerto Rican Impromptu Flag Waving And Cruising Ignites Mass Shooting Injurying 9 Victims During Altercation By El Rey Foodmart In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Milwaukee police reported that at least 9 individuals were shot at the 1400 block of W. Burnham Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 20, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Saturday, August 19, 2023, Milwaukee police responded at around 11:44 p.m. to multiple shots fired at the 1400 block of S. 14 Street by the El Rey Foodmart parking lot location and found at least 9 individuals had been shot during a shooting altercation. 6 men and 3 women ages 16 to 42 suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds, according to police. 

A shotspotter at the 1300 block of W. Forest Home registered multiple gunshots, at 11:17 p.m., according to police.

Apparently, a massive group of individuals gathered by the El Rey Foodmart in an impromptu Puerto Rican flag waving and cruising event when an altercation ignited between various groups and multiple shots were discharged.

Several videos in social media were shared, one Facebook (FB) videos posted by Yahiara Fuentes, Ivee Aviila and Jesus Rodriguez shows people running and multiple shots being discharged and the second FB video posted by TeamAnti Hipócritas shows an injured individual getting aid by police at the El Rey Foodmart parking lot.

Police are looking for unknown suspect(s) in connection with the mass shooting by Foodmart. Video surveillance footage from Foodmart and surrounding businesses are being reviewed by police to identify the suspects.

A Latino community gathering (prayer vigil) was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the 1400 block of W. Burnham St. to bring awareness to an increase of shootings during impromptu flag waving and cruising celebrations during Hispanic/Latino cultural festive days in the Southside of Milwaukee.

In an unrelated incident, on May 5, 2023, during the Cinco de Mayo Impromptu Mexican flag waving and cruising event at S. César E. Chávez Drive, several individuals discharged their weapons. Deon Nabors, 17, was charged with firing an altered handgun that fired automatic gunshots into the air. Nabors was shot by a nearby police officer and arrested.

Nabors was charged with two felonies for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of a dangerous weapon and for possession of a machine gun, and one misdemeanor count for possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. A $5,000 cash bail was set for Nabors.

The second individual from City of Greenfield was not charged because police say, another unknown suspect fired at the individual and he returned gunfire as self-defense, according to police. No one was reported injured in this incident.

Waukegan City Council Special Meeting Failed To Get Quorum, Mayor Ann Taylor And 4 Alderpersons Allegedly Ditched Meeting To Escape Transparency And Discussion Of Agenda Items

The latest lack of quorum of a Special City of Waukegan Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 16, 2023 strongly indicates the blatant disregard by Waukegan Mayor Taylor and 4 alderpersons who failed to meet and address transparency and citizen concerns of the widespread inefficient bureaucracy plaguing the City today, including the Mayor's policies that prevent Council members to get information and to speak to City employees and department heads in order to address issues.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 18, 2023

Waukegan, Illinois - A Special City of Waukegan public meeting scheduled by several Waukegan Council members including Alderman Keith Turner from the 6th Ward failed to get quorum (majority of 6) and was not held to address multiple agenda items pertaining to transparency issues and other questionable practices concerning Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor's husband having after hours access to the mayor's computer system and her office when she and her staff are not present. The mayor's husband, Wayne Taylor is not employed by the City of Waukegan.

Another City of Waukegan fiasco to have been addressed was the continued blatant racist and discriminatory practices by Mayor Taylor and City departments concerning the September 17, 2023 Fiestas Patrias Mexican Independence Day Parade in the City. 

According to a Facebook video that was posted on Thursday, August 17, 2023 by Alderman Turner, he claimed that Mayor Taylor restricted organizers of the Fiestas Patrias to only have 60 participants in the parade and prohibited parade organizers from including horses (Charros/cowboys) in the parade, which would be enforced by police and the City special events headed by Carlos Parada, the Finance Coordinator/Special Events.

According to Waukegan City officials, the City's Safety Team decided for 60 parade entrants like floats and dance troupes that would  only allow at least ten people to participate totaling at least 600 parade participants (limit will be enforced) for each planned Mexican Independence Day parade event on September 17. Apparently, Puro Futbol Mexican Independence Day parade organizers received a parade permit as well and will follow the same parade route at Fiestas Patrias on Washington Street. One parade will start at 10:00 a.m. and the other at 12:30 p.m., according to Waukegan City officials.

According to information received by Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA), Parada met with other City departments and decided to create unprecedented restricted policies targeted at Fiestas Patrias. Other prior parades including the 4th of July parade and events that have taken place in the City of Waukegan, had no such restrictions in place and such restrictions have never been enacted before by City officials without the City Council approval and in some cases, parade and police service fees for those parades and events were waived, according to Fiestas Patrias organizers that claim, City officials including Mayor Taylor have engaged in targeted racist and discriminatory acts against the Fiestas Patrias non-profit organization.

Fiestas Patrias has been organizing an annual Mexican Independence Day parade in September for 40 years and last year they had horses in their parade and Mayor Taylor was the Grand Marshall for the parade and rode on a horse driven carriage.

The Fiestas Patrias September parade attracts thousands of visitors from Wisconsin and surrounding states including from Mexico that generate millions of dollars in the City, boosting the local economy as well.

This Year, Fiestas Patrias will host local events from September 1st to the 17th,  the day of the parade and one-day festival.

Now, Parada is requesting a list of Fiestas Patrias participating vendors and parade participants, which no City ordinance and the Council members have yet to approved such a requirement, nor has the Council ever approved such a restriction to only have 60 parade participants and no horses with Mexican Charros (cowboys) allowed in the parade for September 17th.

Alderman Turner says, that he read in a newspaper on Waukegan that two Mexican Independence Day parades were approved by the City for September 17th, for different times. The other alleged parade organizer is Oscar Zepeda from Puro Futbol Newspaper, which is not legally registered with the State of Illinois as a business to pay taxes.

Apparently, Margaret Carrasco, the President of the Fiestas Patrias recently registered the Puro Futbol name and other entities related to Puro Futbol in her name, according to State of Illinois records.

Complete Facebook video explaining scheduled Special Meeting agenda items for Wednesday, August 16, 2023 posted by Waukegan Alderman Keith Turner from the 6th Ward (meeting had no quorum and did not take place, only 5 Council members were present, Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor and 4 other alderpersons failed to show up for the Special Meeting) at link: https://tinyurl.com/2z8chaaj

Alderpersons present at the Special Meeting on Wednesday were the following Alders, Victor M. Felix, Keith Turner, Juan A. Martinez, Michael P. Donnenwirth and Jose A. Guzman.

Alders not present Thomas J. Hayes, Edith L. Newsome, Sylvia Sims Bolton, Lynn M. Florian and Mayor Ann Taylor.

Waukegan Council Special Meeting, August 16, 2023, had a lack of quorum at link: https://www.youtube.com/live/aQk4lt5Or6Q

Victim Files A Discrimination, Retaliation And Sexual Harassment Complaint With The Federal EEOC And UISD Human Resources Against UISD Superintendent David H. González In Laredo, Texas

UISD Superintendent González facing a federal discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment complaint by a UISD employee, according to recent federal document filings by the victim and her attorneys with the EEOC.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 14, 2023

Laredo, Texas - On late Sunday, August 13, 2023, Priscilla Villarreal Treviño, 37, also known as La Gordiloca (Lagordiloca News LaredoTx Facebook page) exposed (FB post: https://tinyurl.com/3pv9pys3) the current United Independent School District (UISD) Superintendent David H. González, 59, from Laredo, Texas for attempting to coerce Ana Cordova (identified by La Gordiloca) who allegedly claimed that she was sexually harassed in 2011 by González who was then the principal of Washington Middle School. In the audio recording played by La Gordiloca on her Facebook account on Sunday night, González is trying to coach Cordova what to say in order for the sexual harassment case to be dismissed against him and he also told her that he went to a local priest and confessed about what he did and he apologized to Cordova. He also told her that U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar called him concerning his situation. 

In the audio recording (dated: April 2021), González also confessed to what had happened with Cordova, but it seems that he was trying to save his current job, especially when he was attempting to coerce Cordova to recant her sexual harassment allegations with the UISD Human Resources and to lie, which allegedly makes him guilty of sexual harassment and coercing the victim in order to avoid an internal investigation against him by the UISD and Board Members.

Cordova claims that due to the sexual harassment in 2011, she suffered panic attacks, very high blood pressure and depression and was hospitalized. Her doctor recommended a change of work or she would suffer a serious illness.

Audio recording between UISD Superintendent González and Cordova courtesy of Lagordiloca News LaredoTx at link: https://youtu.be/huWxxp1-gAE

Cordova and her attorneys at Altgelt Law Offices filed a sex discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment complaint on August 10, 2023 with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and David R. Canales, the Associate Superintendent of Human Resources, United Independent School District in Laredo, Texas.

Cordova and her attorneys are seeking for Superintendent González and his personal assistant Lorena Chávez to be terminated for cause by the UISD Board of Trustees and are seeking compensation for all the distress caused to Cordova by both González and Chávez who facilitated the phone call between González and Cordova, according to the complaint.

Also, the complaint and the audio recording of González, Chávez and Cordova was sent to the Texas Rangers for criminal investigation and to multiple local mainstream media who have yet to publish the sexual harassment complaint against UISD Superintendent González.

Racial Slur Name For Cow Outed At Wisconsin State Fair 2023, After Black Community Outraged, White Exhibitor No Longer At Fair

The Wisconsin State Fair had allowed Tianda Hildebrandt, who is White to exhibit her award winning 3-year-old cow named Milgene Tatoo Jigaboo, which Blacks consider Jigaboo a racial slur, extremely equivalent to calling an African-American a "Nigger".

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 12, 2023

West Allis, Wisconsin - Multiple racial slur complaints from the Black community outed a cow exhibitor at the Wisconsin State Fair for naming her cow Milgene Tatoo Jigaboo. Jigaboo is considered an extremely racial slur equivalent to naming a Black person, "nigger, coon, nigra or spade". The 3-year-old cow named Milgene Tatoo Jigaboo was exhibited in the Junior Show at the Wisconsin State Fair by Tianda "Tia" Hildebrandt, 17, from Hustisford in Dodge County.

Since, the racial slur name outing at the Wisconsin State Fair 2023, the cow's name was changed to Milgene Tatoo Puzzle, and is no longer exhibited at the State Fair. Officials at the State Fair say that they don't tolerate or condone this behavior and took swift and deliberate action to rectify this situation, and the exhibitor is no longer at the State Fair.

Black community activist Vaun I. Mayes posted several images showing the racial slur name of the cow on his Facebook account.

Mayes criticized Wisconsin State Fair 2023 officials for allowing Hildebrandt to register her cow with a racial slur name and not catching it until members of the Black community began to complain about it in social media and tagged the Wisconsin State Fair Facebook page.

The Hildebrandt family released a statement apologizing to the Black community, Wisconsin State Fair and dairy farmers for using the racially insensitive term and once it was found that using the word was harmful and unacceptable they changed the cow's name to Puzzle.

GTLO Reasserts: No Amount Of Lead Is Safe

Get The Lead Out Coalition (GTLO) response to Milwaukee Water Works (MWW) and Coalition On Lead Emergency (COLE) July 24, 2023 community Town Hall. 

Press release from GTLO dated July 31, 2023, posted by Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin  - According to the EPA: "The MCLG (maximum contaminant level goals) for lead is zero. EPA has set this level based on the best available science which shows there is no safe level of exposure to lead. The fact that there is no safe level of exposure underscores the fact that any action to reduce exposures can have impacts on lives and livelihoods."

On July 24, Milwaukee Water Works (MWW) and Coalition On Lead Emergency (COLE) hosted a community event to unveil a plan to remove antique lead laterals faster in our city. While we applaud efforts to speed up toxic lead lateral removal, as Milwaukee lags many other cities on this issue, we were underwhelmed by a plan that was light on details. We look forward to a robust, funded plan in the near future. Frankly this meeting left us with more questions than answers. Of note was MWW Superintendent Pauley and his Communications employee Brian Rothegerry's responses to questions raised about flushing pipes for 3 minutes as a safety measure.

"Our results have been that flushing for 3 minutes has in almost all instances returned a no detect and when there is a detect level it is very low and I want to say 2 off hand is the average. We have hundreds of data points, not thousands…so is flushing going to get to zero? Unlikely." said Patrick Pauley of MWW

Brian Rothegerry of MWW communications: "So the lead levels in most properties are at 2 or 3 or 4 parts per billion. The only time we find levels significantly higher than that is when we test the water at properties that are vacant."

The Get The Lead Out Coalition takes the EPAs MCLG goal seriously. "2 or 3 or 4 parts per billion" of toxic lead coming through our tap water is causing harm. A little bit of harm is not acceptable.

We demand that MWW release this data to the public and inform every resident here that their water on average may have "2 or 3 or 4 parts per billion" of toxic lead and that the EPA says NO LEAD IS SAFE even if we fall under minimal compliance with the EPA. As the city continues to develop a plan while other cities  rapidly remove this toxic infrastructure, we demand our city leaders provide more filters to all residents relying on drinking water that on average has "2 oe 3 or 4 parts per billion" of this toxin that never leaves our bodies. It is not for city bureaucrats to decide how much of this toxin is safe for our families to drink.

Full Milwaukee Water Works July 24, 2023 public hearing video by Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) at Mitchell Street Public Library Branch at link: https://youtu.be/vT2t2MPROL8

Federal Court In Hawaii Recommends Plaintiffs Kathryn Alamea-Xian And others Not To Drop Fraud Claim Against Defendant Delavan Police Department Det. Trevor G. Hinman

Alamea-Xian says, she will revise her federal Civil Rights lawsuit against Wisconsin state officials.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

July 31, 2023

Honolulu, Hawaii - On July 28, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in a 39-page Findings and Recommendation to dismiss complaint CV NO. 23-00211 JAO-WRP decision recommended to plaintiffs Kathryn Alamea-Xian and others not to drop their fraud claim against Delavan Police Department Detective Trevor G. Hinman in Wisconsin.

Alamea-Xian and other plaintiffs filed a $75,000,000 in damages against Det. Hinman and other State of Wisconsin defendants. https://dockets.justia.com/docket/hawaii/hidce/1:2023cv00211/165067

Alamea-Xian confirmed to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) on Monday that she will amend the pleading in the federal Civil Rights lawsuit in Hawaii to personally sue the Wisconsin STATE Defendants as it has become clear that the Federal Defendants were misrepresented by Det. Trevor G. Hinman in his fabricated police reports, according to the federal court findings and recommendations in Hawaii.

The U.S. District Court for the State of Hawaii stated that it did not recommend the Plaintiffs to drop their claim against Det. Hinman of the Delavan Police Department who allegedly fabricated felony criminal charges by citing "Kidnapped Minor to Sexually Assault" in his police supplemental filing report dated January 10, 2023 against both Alamea-Xian, 50, and Julie Valadez, 39. The federal court further gave Plaintiffs time to amend their pleading to sue the Wisconsin State Defendant's in their personal capacities. Alamea-Xian stated that the amended pleading will be submitted and will leave out the former Federal parties as it has become clear that Det. Hinman and Wisconsin Attorney Kurt Schuster et al, have misrepresented them in this unconstitutional criminal investigation.