A 36-year-old woman was found dead in a burning house early Thursday morning. Family and friends at the scene identified her as Nikia Rogers. The fire started at around 4:12 a.m. near 83 Vienna streets. The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a call to put out the fire and found the woman dead from a gunshot. Fire officials said the fire damaged two vehicles as well as the house, which burned down. Kitzman said this is a close-knit neighborhood, and he hopes the killer is found, and the family can find peace. WISN 12 News’ Cyreia Sandlin talked to Rogers’ best friend since kindergarten. When asked about the overnight violence, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said: “There’s just too many gun games in Milwaukee, like all over the United States. It’s disgusting, it’s heartbreaking. because you don’t kill just people. As an individual, you kill a bit of the people in their family in their lives that they care about.” The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Milwaukee police have not named a suspect in the case. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or the P3 Tips App.
A 36-year-old woman was found dead in a burning house early Thursday morning.
Family and friends at the scene identified her as Nikia Rogers.
The fire started at around 4:12 a.m. near 83 Vienna streets.
The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a call to put out the fire and found the woman dead from a gunshot.
Fire officials said the fire damaged two vehicles as well as the house, which burned down.
Kitzman said this is a close-knit neighborhood, and he hopes the killer is found, and the family can find peace.
WISN 12 News’ Cyreia Sandlin talked to Rogers’ best friend since kindergarten. She said Rogers had lived in the house with her boyfriend for several years.
When asked about the overnight violence, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said, “There’s just so many gun games in Milwaukee, like it’s happening all across America. It’s disgusting, it’s heartbreaking because you don’t kill just one person. people, you kill a person a bit of the people in their family in their lives that they care about.”
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Milwaukee police have not named a suspect in the case. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or the P3 Tips App.
