(Update at 4:37 p.m. on 11/8/26) MILWAUKEE — The 56-year-old who was killed in an attack near 12th Street and Walnut Street has been identified as Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Harry Bruce.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms Bruce was strangled and beaten to death on Nov. 5 in Milwaukee’s Triangle North neighborhood.
Bruce worked as a special education teacher at Roosevelt Middle School for more than a decade.
MILWAUKEE — One person is in custody after a 56-year-old was found beaten to death near downtown Milwaukee on Thursday evening.
Milwaukee Police say the 56-year-old died at the scene near 12th Street and Walnut Street around 5:33 p.m. on Nov. 5.
A 22-year-old suspect was arrested.
The investigation is ongoing and criminal charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
