Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission

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Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission December
10, 2014
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Criminal Justice Model
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• SCANNING
• ANALYSIS
• RESPONSE
• ASSESSMENT
• SARA

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Homicides are preventable.
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Homicide Reviews

• A systematic process used to examine the
  underlying cause of homicides in real time and
  problem solve.
• The homicide review team is made up of an
  interdisciplinary group of practitioners that
  meet regularly to discuss the cause of a recent
  homicide and ways to prevent similar homicides
  from happening in the future.
• Homicide reviews are similar to other reviews
  such as crime incident case reviews, child death
  reviews, and domestic violence (DV) fatality
  reviews

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• Homicide Reviews are practiced within a larger
  initiative administered by the Milwaukee Homicide
  Review Commission (MHRC)
• MHRC is the force responsible for sustaining the
  homicide review process in Milwaukee and the
  continued success of the recommendations stemming
  from the reviews

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• Started in 2005 in 3 of 7 police districts, now
  covers the whole city and conducts homicide and
  nonfatal shooting reviews
• Developed in partnership with
• Milwaukee Police Department
• Mayor Tom Barretts Office
• Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office

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• GOALS
• To better understand the nature of homicide
  through comprehensive information sharing
• To develop innovative, proactive responses
• To strategically focus limited enforcement and
  intervention activities on identifiable risks

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• A multi-level, multi-agency homicide review
  process
• Focused on addressing Milwaukees ongoing problem
  with lethal violence
• Draws on both the criminal justice model of crime
  incident review and the public health model of
  death review

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Criminal Justice Review (CJR)

• Criminal Justice professionals
• Develop a detailed, real-time description of
  homicide
• Develop innovative violence prevention responses
  
• Monthly review of previous months homicides
• Monthly reviews allow
• - Tracking the performance of implemented
  responses, adjusting as necessary
• - Guiding the application of responses to
  particular violent groups and violent areas
• - Communication between agencies

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Criminal Justice Review
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AGENCIES
District Captains Community Liaison
Officers Anti-Gang Unit Intel Fusion
Center Organized Crime Division Probation/Parole A
TF Crisis Response Unit Milwaukee County
Courts Community Service Division ICE DCI
DEA Community Prosecutors Medical
Examiner HIDTA FBI US Attorneys Office US
Marshal MPS District Attorney Housing
Authority City Attorneys Office
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Criminal Justice Review Partners

• Milwaukee Police Department
• City Attorneys Office
• District Attorneys Office
• Medical Examiners Office
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program
• Milwaukee Housing Authority
• Milwaukee Public Schools Public Safety Division
• Delinquency and Court Services Division
• FBI

• Office of the Chief Judge
• US Marshal Service
• WI Department of Corrections (Adult and Juvenile)
• US Attorneys Office
• US Drug Enforcement Agency
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
  Explosives
• US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
• WI Department of Justice, Division of Criminal
  Investigation

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Information Shared

• Victim
• Associates of the victim and if the victim is
  part of a group of active offenders
• Social history
• Suspect(s) / offender(s)
• Associates of suspect(s) / offender(s) and if the
  suspect(s) is part of a group of active offenders
• Social history
• Relationship between victim and suspect(s) /
  offender(s)
• Location of the event and community factors
• Drug or gang involvement, and relationship to
  other crimes
• Motive

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Community Service Provider Review
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Community Service Partners

• Peace Learning Center
• Project Ujima
• RISE
• Running Rebels
• Safe Schools Initiative (w/ Marquette)
• Safe and Sound Community Partners
• Sherman Park Association
• Social Development Commission
• Southside Organizing Committee
• Sojourner Family Peace Center
• State Office of Minority Health
• Urban Underground
• Violence Prevention Initiative (w/MCW)
• Wisconsin Community Services
• WI Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE)
• YMCA

• Center for Urban Population Health
• Community Advocates
• Counseling Center of Milwaukee
• Crime Victim's Services through the Wisconsin
  Department of Justice
• Department of Neighborhood Services
• FORGE
• Hope House
• Journey House
• Justice 2000
• League of Young Voters
• Metcalf Park Neighborhood Services
• Medical College of Wisconsin
• National Alliance of Mental Illness
• New Hope Project/YWCA

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Working Group and Executive Committee

• Criminal justice and social service
  administrators meet monthly to guide and monitor
  MHRC progress
• Executive Committee includes
• Mayor FBI
• Chief of Police US Attorney
• District Attorney City Attorney
• Secretary of DOC Chief Judge
• Commissioner of Health Attorney General
• Commissioner of DNS ATF
• School Superintendent EDs
• Child Welfare

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• Functions
• Convene homicide, shooting, and non fatal DV
  reviews
• Analyze and disseminate crime/violence data
• - Maintain database
• Provide technical assistance in program
  development and evaluation
• Field building

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• Keys to Success
• Building trust and information sharing between
  agencies.
• Providing opportunities to network and work
  together (multi-agency collaboration).
• Acting on recommendations, having results.
• Valuing and drawing on expertise from various
  disciplines and perspectives.
• Providing timely data on violent crimes.

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Prosecution

• Imari Brown 2011
• Shooting Review
• Shooting victim, uncooperative, MVP D5
• Prosecutor suggest threat assessment
• Information from treat assessment presented to
  judge at sentencing
• Strong sentence
• Working on protocol in collaboration with PD,
  DAs, Corrections, Judges

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• M4564 M4565
• HOMICIDE 47 48
• District 3

Saturday June 30, 2007 1030 pm 1234 N. 50th
St.
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SCENE PHOTOS
V 2 located 1234 /50 N. 50th St.
V 1 located 1235 N. 50th St.
Recovered (23) - .40 cal casings
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SCENE PHOTOS
(3) Vehicles struck
1238 N. 50th St. Struck
Several fireworks recovered
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HOMICIDE VICTIMS

• Victims were passengers in Rileys (witness)
  vehicle.
• Victims and Riley observed a subject known as
  DL.
• DL and the suspect were shooting off
  fireworks.
• Victims and Riley approached and argued with
  DL.
• Victims and Riley punched and beat DL.
• Suspect approached the fight and fired first at
  Jones and then White as he attempted to flee.

• David White
• B/M 05/03/88 (19)
• 2713 N. 46th St.
• GSW multiple/body

Lee Jones B/M 12/26/84 (22) 5430 N. 57th St. GSW
multiple/body
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WITNESSES
Robert Smith AKA DL B/M, DOB 7/4/84
(23) Subject shooting off fireworks / punched by
Riley and the victims.
Riley Johnson B/M, DOB 9/7/1982
(24) Rapper Drove victims to the location and
punched Robert
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SUSPECT

• Suspect stated witnesses DL and Risco got
  into a verbal argument.
• Stated he considered DL his cousin because
  they grew up together.
• Stated prior to the argument he went to
  7-mile fair with DL and purchased fireworks.
• Stated he left the neighborhood with
  his girlfriend and went to the hotel to get
  away.
• Suspect denied shooting the victim and
  requested a lawyer.
• Several witnesses identified the suspect as the
  shooter.
• Suspects girlfriend could not confirm suspects
  alibi.
• Charged with 2 counts of 1st Degree
  Intentional Homicide
• Plead guilty to both counts and sentenced to
  45 years 30 incarcerated/15 years extended
  supervision.

Mark Morris B/M, DOB 1/12/87 (20) 6836 W.
Appleton Ave.

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What do you know about this case?
HOMICIDE VICTIMS

• Victim
• Associates of the victim
• Victim part of a group of active offenders?
• Social history
• Suspect(s) / offender(s)
• Associates of suspect(s) / offender(s)
• Suspect(s) part of a group of active offenders?
• Social history
• Relationship between victim and suspect(s) /
  offender(s)
• Location of the event
• Drug or gang involvement
• Relationship to other crimes
• Motive

Lee Davis
David Brown
SUSPECT
Mark Moore
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AGENCIES
District Captains Community Liaison
Officers Anti-Gang Unit Vice Control Intelligence
Division Probation/Parole ATF Crisis Response
Unit Milwaukee County Courts Community Service
Division ICE
DEA Community Prosecutors Medical
Examiner HIDTA FBI US Attorneys Office US
Marshal MPS District Attorney Housing
Authority City Attorneys Office
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SERVICES

• What services were provided to the
• Victim
• Suspects
• Families
• Neighbors
• Neighborhoods
• Prior to and after the death

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PREVENTION

• Do we have all of the information we need?
• What placed the victim/suspects at risk?
• Were there gaps or barriers in investigations
  or service delivery?

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Improved investigations/service delivery
• Changes in agency policy/practice
• Local ordinance or state legislation
• Community prevention initiatives

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Questions?