Tariq Akbar

Death by Force

Tariq Akbar, a 14-year-old boy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically shot and killed on July 3, 2015, near the lakefront following the U.S. Bank Fireworks Show. The incident occurred at the intersection of N. Lake Drive and E. Kenilworth Place, where eight or nine shots were fired during a confrontation that stemmed from a Facebook argument over a girl. Tariq was found without a pulse after being shot in the head, and despite the efforts of five officers who worked in relay teams to revive h ...Read More

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