MILWAUKEE — A 19-year-old man was killed in a triple shooting outside an unlicensed business in Milwaukee Saturday night, sparking a dispute between the building's landlord and tenant over who is responsible for ongoing safety issues.
Jarvis Phillips-Willis died in the shooting near 48th and Fond du Lac Avenue. The incident occurred outside a vacant building that formerly housed a bar, where tenant Jonathan Springfield-Burnett admits he has been hosting events without proper licensing.
Milwaukee police data shows officers have been called to the building 83 times over the past three years, with seven calls in the past week alone.
"Pop pop pop, pop pop," said Theresa Scott, a neighbor who heard the gunshots and called 911. She ran to the scene immediately after the shooting.
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