FOX6 News learns victim in fatal stabbing on lower east side was chef at well-known restaurant/hotel
MILWAUKEE -- A 32-year-old man was murdered early Monday, August 29th on the city's lower east side. It happened in a popular neighborhood -- outside a bar. The victim has been identified as Shawn Ostrom.
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Pulaski Street and Arlington Place
Police say it appears an argument between two people that knew each other led to the stabbing near Pulaski Street and Arlington Place around 12:45 a.m.
"Cops everywhere. Lots of people standing around," Mac Leicht said.
"Pretty sad turn of events. Not something you normally see. I think everyone is pretty shocked. That kind of violent crime doesn't really happen in the neighborhood. It`s in the city. You see things here or there, but nothing serious like that happening. From what I know, the man is kind a regular in the neighborhood. He seemed like a pretty normal guy," Josie Lomonaco said.
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Fatal stabbing on lower east side
Witnesses told FOX6 News Ostrom frequented the bars in the area, and had just left one when the fatal stabbing happened.
Ostrom served as a chef at the Pfister Hotel.
A hotel spokeswoman said in a statement:
"We have lost one of our respected colleagues and work family members. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends."
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Fatal stabbing on lower east side
Leicht lives just feet from where it happened.
"It looked pretty brutal. My roommate`s car had blood on it. I don`t know if this was a hand print, but his car was part of the crime scene as well. Sad for the victim`s family," Leicht said.
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Fatal stabbing on lower east side
"It's just crazy the world we live in. I guess people think bad things happen in bad areas, but it happens everywhere," Lomonaco said.
Two suspects, a 45-year-old Oak Creek man and a 20-year-old Greenfield man, were arrested in connection with the crime.
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Fatal stabbing on lower east side
The investigation is ongoing.
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Fatal stabbing on lower east side
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