Asking the questions victims of police pursuits want answered [Video]

TMJ4 is asking the Milwaukee Police chief questions that families of innocent pursuit victims say they want answered.

This comes after the deadliest year of Milwaukee police pursuits as far back as we could find.

TMJ4’s Lighthouse team started investigating deadly pursuits back in September after seven people died in Milwaukee chases at that point in 2023.

At the time, we were told by the department that all of the deadly pursuits from last year were still under investigation. We had to go back a few years to analyze what happened in ten deadly pursuits.

From frightening speeds and reckless driving to lives lost in t-bone crashes and rollover wrecks, video from dash and body cameras shows us the perspective from inside the primary squad in pursuit.

Police pursuits skyrocketed after the Fire and Police Commission changed M.P.D. police in 2017. It directed officers to chase reckless drivers and mobile …