On the front lines of the U.S. homicide epidemic: Milwaukee faces historic violence

(Sara Stathas / For The Times)Jeremiah Hughes was mowing a lawn on a Wednesday afternoon when two men barged through an alley gate. The violence in Milwaukee follows familiar patterns, according to the city's Homicide Review Commission. (Sara Stathas / For The Times)"Some would gripe about, 'Where are these protesters when people get killed daily here in the city?'" (Sara Stathas / For The Times)But as the pandemic worsened and the homicide toll rose, the calls became less frequent. (Sara Stathas / For The Times)"I always tell them that I am so blessed to be able meet them," she said.