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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

DA: Police didn't respond to Milwaukee murder suspect's call


A Milwaukee man accused of killing a teenager with a hammer and knife — and later burning the body — called police during the attack to make it seem like someone broke into the house, but officers never arrived, prosecutors said in court documents Wednesday.

It's unclear if 15-year-old Dennis King was still alive when, according to prosecutors, 21-year-old Malik Terrell had beaten him with a hammer and called 911 to report a break-in, saying he had detained one of the suspects. 

Sometime after the call, Terrell repeatedly stabbed King in the neck with a large knife, according to Wednesday's documents, which charge Terrell's mother and 17-year-old brother with allegedly helping him elude police.  More