Milwaukee police say 4 persons of interest in custody after 6 found dead
The slayings took place over the weekend, but police were unclear about exactly which day the victims were killed
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Four people taken into custody in Milwaukee this week are considered persons of interest, police said, after six people were found dead inside a home Monday.
All four individuals were being investigated for their possible connection to what police have described as six homicides, police Chief Jeffrey Norman told reporters at a Thursday news conference.
No charges had yet been filed in there case as police continued their investigation, FOX 6 of Milwaukee, reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police believe multiple suspects were involved in the killings, Norman said. The six victims' bodies were discovered after a 911 call was placed, he added.
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A homicide investigation got underway in Milwaukee this week after police found six bodies inside a home,
"On Monday, we became aware of a 911 call that was considered to be related to the investigation, but was not attributed to the address where the incident occurred. This 911 caller claimed that she was a victim of a shooting -- and that multiple other people were shot," Norman said. "The caller gave two different addresses in the vicinity of where the homicides occurred, near the area -- but neither one of them were on the 2500 block of N. 25th Street. The call was received approximately 12 hours prior to discovery of the victims."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Responding officers were able to locate the individual who made the 911 call, but determined she was not a shooting victim, the chief said. That individual remained under investigation, he added.
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Milwaukee police said six recent deaths were being investigated as homicides.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The local medical examiner has identified the homicide victims as Charles Hardy, 42; Caleb Jordan, 23; Javoni Liddell, 31; Donta "Michael" Williams, 44; Michelle Williams, 49; Donald Smith, 43, FOX 6 reported.
It's unknown which day the homicides occurred, although they likely took place over the weekend, the chief said.
There has been a 155% increase in homicides in the city this January compared to last January, the medical examiner said Monday,
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.