Milwaukee 911 delay: Victim’s attorney says problems ‘systemic’

The Brief

  • An attorney for a 99-year-old woman beaten in her home shared an update Wednesday.
  • Two Milwaukee 911 call takers resigned after an investigation into protocol violations.
  • An internal investigation cleared a Milwaukee police dispatcher of policy violations.

MILWAUKEE – The attorney representing a 99-year-old Milwaukee woman, who was beaten in her own home in July, is demanding accountability and pointed to “systemic” problems with how the city classifies 911 calls.

What we know:

In late July, a 99-year-old woman named Shirley was attacked in her home and waited hours for help to arrive. Prosecutors said that the attacker was a stranger.…

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