Crime
AMBER Alert issued for 7-year-old Jamal White, abducted at gunpoint by a man in White Jeep Renegade SUV
An Amber Alert has been issued for 7-year-old Jamal White, who was abducted at gunpoint in Milwaukee on the evening of Thursday, July 11.
According to the Milwaukee Police Department, Jamal was last seen around 7:00 p.m. near the area of North 61st and West Hustis Streets.
Authorities say he was forcibly taken and placed into a white Jeep Renegade by an unidentified individual armed with a handgun.
The suspect was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black face mask, and carrying a firearm.
Surveillance images of the vehicle involved have been released by police. However, the license plate number remains unknown at this time.
Jamal White is described as 4 feet tall, approximately 80 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts.
Family members have shared additional photos of Jamal to assist in identification.
Anyone with information on Jamal White’s whereabouts or the suspect vehicle is urged to contact Milwaukee Police District Four at 414-935-7242 immediately.
Authorities emphasize that this is an active and urgent child abduction case.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.