According to police, officers were sent around 10 p.m. on a report of a large fight in the street with armed participants. When they arrived, the officers saw a man armed with a handgun outside the home. Police said the man fired the gun before officers approached him, and they shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Antwon "Blind Mack" Springer
Agency Responsible: Milwaukee Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Black
Date of Death: September 3, 2017
County: Milwaukee
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2919
Geography: Urban