Story out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
A 39-year-old Milwaukee man methodically shot and killed three of his neighbors at point-blank range last weekend at an apartment complex on the city's south side, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday.
Dan J. Popp faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of Jesus R. Manso-Perez, 40; Phia Vue, 36; and Mai K. Vue, 32. The victims were pronounced dead in their four-unit apartment building.
Popp also faces a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for shooting at, but not wounding, Manso-Perez's 18-year-old son. Popp, who lived in the apartment complex, was arrested Sunday. Milwaukee police have said two firearms — a rifle and handgun — were found at the scene.
The criminal complaint outlines a chilling chain of events that apparently began when Popp asked Manso-Perez and his son if they wanted a beer.
Manso-Perez and his son were walking by Popp's apartment on their way to wash clothes. They declined the offer of a beer.
Popp then asked where they were from and the father and son replied Puerto Rico.
The son later told police that Popp replied: "Oh, that's why you don't speak English. You're Puerto Rican."
Manso-Perez and his son continued to the basement where they got the washing machine started. As they climbed the stairs back to their apartment, Popp stood over them on a landing. He was armed with a rifle.
The son told police Popp pointed the gun at his father — saying, "You guys got to go" — and pulled the trigger. Cont.
Story from - Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
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