Community members are speaking out after eight people were injured in shootings across Milwaukee Saturday night into Sunday morning.
“There were three or four big gunshots. I was sleeping and I fell on the floor because it felt like it was coming through my window,” Marisela Guajardo, a resident on Milwaukee’s south side, recalled. She said she often hears gunshots in her neighborhood.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the city, residents and business owners shared similar experiences.
“I think it’s crazy that it’s eight but it happens so much you’re not surprised,” Razzy, the owner of Blessed Beauty Studio on Teutonia, said.
One of the overnight shootings happened across the street from her business.
“I feel like there needs to be more for them to do and more people to try and help,” Razzy explained.
TMJ4 went to one of those people.
Debra Gillispie is the founder of Mothers Against Gun Violence. Her son was shot and killed 20 years ago.
“Personally being effected, it’s important to figure out how to solve it,” Gillispie said. “I think we need to invest in intervention and prevention.“