According to reports, a Wisconsin woman was shot dead in the street during a “family dispute” with her relatives, and the entire incident was broadcast on Facebook Live.
“Just imagine waking up on social media and seeing your family member had just been shot,” said Savannah Hudson, Ashley Hudson’s 29-year-old cousin, in an interview with local Fox affiliate WITI.
Milwaukee police tell Law&Crime that they are still investigating the Monday night shooting but have arrested at least three suspects: a 15-year-old male, a 21-year-old woman, and a 16-year-old female.
“The shooting was the result of a family dispute,” the department stated.
Police responded to reports of a shooting around 11 p.m. Monday near the 300 block of West Vliet Street. Hudson was shot several times and pronounced dead on the scene. Members of her family, including Savannah Hudson, told WITI that the slaying was livestreamed by someone on a nearby balcony and then shared on social media.
“It was on Live,” Savannah said. “It’s been a lot.”
On Monday night, friends and family held a vigil for Hudson and spoke with local media about why they thought the video was important.
“I feel like those videos are all the evidence there needs to be,” Analyssa Thompson, Ashley’s friend who was standing on Vliet Street near the shooting when it happened, told local NBC affiliate WTMJ.
“He put [the gun] up to her, and she said, ‘Don’t shoot me’ and he shot her,” she alleged. “She stumbled…” She fell to the floor and just sat there shaking.
Police say criminal charges have been referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for the suspects in custody, but no details have been released. The DA’s office informed Law&Crime on Wednesday that the case was “still under review.”
“I hope they get charged,” Analyssa told WTMJ.
