Milwaukee shelter that helps teens in danger of closing [Video]
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Milwaukee shelter that helps teens in danger of closing [Video]

A safe place that helps under-served teens in Milwaukee is in danger of closing.”Like, what am I going to do?” Judith O’Neil, whose family goes to Walker’s Point Youth Center, said. The Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center is a lifeline for Judith O’Neil’s family. Her daughters depend on therapy in the city to cope with their mental health. “She baked cupcakes while she had therapy,” O’Neill said. The center also takes in teenagers who don’t have proper housing, many of whom are LGBTQ or teens of color. Now, services may halt because they lost about $200,000 in federal aid. “About 25% of our shelter budget, and that funds our emergency shelter and part of our therapeutic services,” Audra O’Connell, the executive director of Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center, said.Leaders said this house was built in the 1850s and has gone over several remodels since then, including this room …

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Two men allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in downtown Rutland last week faced a judge on Monday. And court documents show that the victim may have not been the intended target. Dylin Wainscott, 28, is facing a first-degree murder charge, while 31-year-old Precious Okorie is facing charges of conspiracy and accessory. Both pleaded not guilty to the charges.Police said the shooting happened near Elm Street and Grant Avenue on Friday night, and investigators found 32-year-old Christopher Hale shot to death.An official with the Rutland City Police Department told NBC5 they believe the shooting was a targeted incident.The charges that we brought indicate that there was some premeditation involved," said Detective Corp. Adam Lucia of the Rutland City Police Department.According to court documents, someone close to the invesigation told police that Wainscott and Okorie were looking for a suspected drug dealer that Wainscott has had issues with in the past. Wainscott allegedly told the witness that he shot someone that looked like the suspected drug dealer and that he "had seven shots and made all seven shots count." Court documents said police watched a surveillance video of the crime scene and saw Hale knock on the door of 19 Elm Street. That's when a man allegedly came from behind a nearby car and shot him. Hale screamed and collapsed.Because of the seriousness of the charges, the court ordered that Okorie be held on $100,000 bail. Meanwhile, Wainscott is being held without bail until his next court appearance.

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