MILWAUKEE — The parents of six children found locked inside a storage unit on Milwaukee's north side have been charged with child neglect, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.
Charles Dupriest and Azyia Zielinski were each charged with six counts of child neglect after their children, ranging in age from 2 months to 9 years, were discovered in deplorable living conditions early Tuesday morning.
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Charles Dupriest was also charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the complaint.
Milwaukee police responded to the storage facility at 27th Street and Silver Spring Drive at 1:36 a.m. Sept. 16 after rece