Milwaukee police shooting, men charged with multiple felonies
MILWAUKEE - Two Milwaukee men are charged with multiple felonies in connection to a shooting, police chase and Dec. 7 officer-involved shooting.
The accused are 22-year-old Kenneth Brown and 19-year-old Kenneth Rogers.
Police said the pursuit stemmed from an investigation into a Dec. 6 shooting, which happened near 29th and St. Paul and wounded a 20-year-old. When officers tried to stop a Honda SUV wanted in connection to the shooting, police said the driver took off.
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Stop sticks were used at 68th and Hampton, according to police, and the chase continued for roughly a mile until the SUV crashed. Police said Brown was the driver and Rogers was the passenger who then ran off.
According to a criminal complaint filed against both men, police squad camera footage showed Rogers running from the scene carrying a black handgun in his right hand as he ran across the street. Officers chased after both men, ordering them multiple times to drop the gun, the complaint states.
Police shooting scene near 51st and Hampton
Prosecutors said Brown and Rogers stopped running as the officers continued commanding to drop the gun. Police said two officers fired their weapons, striking both men. After the shooting, MPD Chief Jeffrey Norman said it was not clear whether a gun was ever pointed at the officers.
Brown and Rogers were taken into custody and to a hospital. Rogers was critically injured, police said, and Brown is expected to be OK. No other injuries were reported.
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Prosecutors said a .45 caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol equipped with a laser sight was found on the ground where Rogers was arrested. Court filings state the gun is likely a ballistics match for the gun used in the shooting near 29th and St. Paul. Police said drugs – cocaine and fentanyl – were also found in the SUV.
The officers involved in the incident are a 26-year-old man with eight years of experience and a 27-year-old man with two years of experience. Both officers will be placed on administrative duty, which is routine procedure. The Waukesha Police Department is the outside agency leading the investigation.
The Honda CRV had New Mexico plates and was reported stolen Dec. 3. The SUV’s owner told police that the vehicle was parked in front of a home near Cambridge and Hartford on the city's east side when it was taken.
51st and Hampton, Milwaukee
In all, Brown is charged with:
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
- Drive/operate a vehicle without the owner’s consent
- Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Fleeing/eluding an officer
- Resisting/obstructing an officer
- Possession with intent to deliver cocaine
- Possession with intent to deliver fentanyl
The complaint states Brown was previously convicted of fleeing/eluding police in 2019. He could face up to 80 years in prison if convicted in this latest case.
Rogers is charged with:
- Possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent
- Drive/operate a vehicle without the owner’s consent
- Resisting/obstructing an officer
- Possession with intent to deliver cocaine
- Possession with intent to deliver fentanyl
Rogers has juvenile convictions for attempted robbery – one while armed with a gun – the complaint states. If convicted in this case, he could face more than 60 years in prison.