2 friends murdered on same day in Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE (CBS58) --The families of 2 friends killed hours isolated successful Milwaukee are seeking justice. It's been 5 days since the 2 were murdered conscionable blocks apart. The families accidental it's inactive unclear however the nighttime unfolded and they're asking the assemblage for help.

A nighttime of amusive turned deadly for 37-year-old Warren Wheeler and his adjacent friend, 39-year-old Alston Johnson.

Warren Wheeler

"We started to person questions due to the fact that Warren didn’t amusement up for things happening that morning, past we started calling their phones and evidently getting nary response," Markida Jedkins said. She is Wheeler's sister. 

Milwaukee constabulary accidental Wheeler was changeable and killed adjacent 12th and Fiebrantz Saturday, Oct. 23 astir 8:30 a.m. Johnson was murdered 4 hours earlier, astatine 15th and Fiebrantz.

"We don't recognize wherefore idiosyncratic would bash this, we don't recognize however they ended up separated," Jedkins said. 

The families are retracing their steps. They archer america Johnson and Wheeler some went clubbing and to the casino unneurotic that night. 

"It was precise senseless, tragic, I can't statesman to archer you what happened," Sunshine Johnson said. She is Alston Johnson's cousin. 

The Johnson household has been door-knocking and leaving flyers successful the area.

"We're going to enactment successful their face, we not astir to fto up, truthful we volition beryllium retired present each day," the household said.

In Racine, the grieving process begins for Wheeler's sisters and loved ones. 

"He didn't merit it, we had to spell spot his assemblage yesterday for the archetypal time, conscionable watching his ma person to spot that, that's not the past happening I privation to retrieve astir him," Lakeysha Hamilton said, Wheeler's sister. "We were 4 girls, we were the sisters, helium was the brother, helium was our protector, and that was taken from us." 

Wheeler leaves down a 13-year-old girl and a son, who celebrated his 12th day connected Oct. 28.

The Johnson household is continuing to connection a $50,000 reward for accusation starring to an arrest. 

Alston Johnson

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