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Family identifies two killed in Milwaukee double shooting near 21st and Pierce

Milwaukee police said two people were shot near 21st and Pierce Street on a Saturday night; relatives have named the victims, and no suspect has been identified.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 11, 2026, 12:08 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 11, 2026, 3:33 a.m. ET

Family members have identified the people killed in a double shooting near 21st and Pierce Street in as Scott Bucholz, 29, and Vanessa DeHerrera, 26, according to WISN 12 News and FOX6, both of which reported the names came from relatives and loved ones rather than from police. Family also identified Shamarla "Asir" Hare, 38, as a victim, according to WISN 12 News and FOX6; the material available does not specify further circumstances. said officers responded to the double shooting at around 9:40 p.m., according to CBS 58; WISN 12 News reported the shooting happened Saturday night just before 10. Sources give the date differently: FOX6 records Aug. 8, 2026, and FOX 29 records Aug. 9, 2026, and none of the sources reconciles the . Officials have described the scene only at the level of a . Accounts of the toll and the location conflict. CBS 58, WISN 12 News and FOX6 reported people killed, citing . FOX 29 reported one person killed, citing , and reported that officers responded just before 3 a.m. Sunday to North 8th Street and Oxford Avenue, with investigators still gathering evidence later Sunday morning at a crime scene spanning several blocks in North . NewsForge cannot resolve the discrepancy from the material available. No suspect has been identified. CBS 58, FOX6 and FOX 29 reported that a suspect was being sought with no one identified; WISN 12 News reported the suspect as in one account and listed the suspect status as unknown in another. Police have not said what led to the shooting, and no motive has been established. Anyone with information is asked to , according to CBS 58. FOX6 gave the same numbers as 414-935-7360 for MPD and 414-224-TIPS for Crime Stoppers, or the P3 tips app.

Earlier reports

Aug 11, 2026, 12:08 a.m. ETFirst report
Conflicting reports describe deadly shootings in Milwaukee and Philadelphia on Aug. 9
Police responded to deadly shootings on Aug. 9, 2026, according to reports from CBS 58 and FOX 29 that disagree on the city where the shooting happened and on how many people were killed. The two accounts have not been reconciled, and this report is developing.
CBS 58 reported that two people were killed, and said Milwaukee police reported officers responding to a double shooting near 21st and Pierce Street at around 9:40 p.m. FOX 29 reported that one person was killed, citing Philadelphia police, who the outlet said responded just before 3 a.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting at North 8th Street and Oxford Avenue. FOX 29 reported that later Sunday morning investigators were still gathering evidence at a crime scene spanning several blocks in North Philadelphia. In both accounts, officials described the location only to the level of a block.
The death toll stands at between one and two people: FOX 29 reported one killed, attributing the figure to Philadelphia police, while CBS 58 reported two killed, attributing its figure to Milwaukee police. Neither number can be confirmed against the other, and no toll beyond what police told each outlet has been made public.
The agencies that responded are the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) and Philadelphia police. In both accounts a suspect is being sought and no one has been identified. No arrests have been reported. Officials have not released the identities of those killed, and no cause or circumstance beyond the police statements described above has been established.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or by using the P3 Tips app or online service.

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Version 311 Aug 2026, 07:33current
Added a third family-released victim name (Shamarla "Asir" Hare, 38), a second WISN report, the FOX6/FOX 29 date conflict replacing the single stated date, WISN's "at large" suspect status, and FOX6's version of the tip-line numbers.
Version 211 Aug 2026, 05:13
Added headline and standfirst, and clarified that WISN 12 News listed the suspect status as unknown rather than not reporting it.
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