Milwaukee Christmas fatal shooting, car fire connected: docs
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police arrested two men after a Christmas shooting killed two teens on the city's south side. Now, search warrants reveal new details about what led police to the suspects.
FOX6 News is not naming the men who were arrested, ages 18 and 21, because no charges have been filed. The victims were identified as 15-year-old Exziel Rivera and 18-year-old Nayah Vasquez.
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Shooting, car fire
Police said Rivera and Vasquez were in a car near 37th and Scott when someone started shooting. It happened around 11:30 a.m.
Nayah Vasquez and Exziel Rivera
According to court filings, video from the area showed the victims parked in a Kia when a Chevrolet pulled up. A man in a ski mask was hanging out the window and started shooting into the victims' car.
A few hours later, police were called to a car fire near Dineen Park. Court filings said it was the same Chevrolet sought in connection to the shooting.
Arrests after vigil
A vigil for the victims was held on Sunday, Dec. 29. Undercover police were at the vigil and recognized a man who had a warrant out for his arrest; it's not clear for what offense.
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Police said they pulled over the car the man was driving for a traffic violation, and nobody had their seatbelts on. Inside the car, investigators found three guns and drugs. Officers then arrested three convicted felons.
It is not yet clear how all the people involved are connected.