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Joshua Drake

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Aug 14, 2014

Victim Details

Joshua Drake

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2014-08-14

22

Joshua

Drake

07/08/2026

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In the summer of 2014, the life of 22-year-old Joshua Drake, a Black/African American male from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, came to a violent end. On the afternoon of August 14th, Drake, along with at least one accomplice, entered Innovative Optique, an eyeglasses store in Bayside. Their intention was to commit an armed robbery. The situation quickly escalated when an armed employee inside the store confronted them. An exchange of gunfire ensued, and Drake was fatally wounded. The employee was not inj ...
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  • FOX6Now.com: Optical store robbery suspect shot and killed, now accomplice is charged with his death
  • FOX6Now.com: Fox Point armed robbery ends in suspect being fatally shot, suspect identified
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