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Milwaukee Beating
Aired October 02, 2002 - 11:27 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: This actually is a very sad story, a frightening story, coming out of Milwaukee. A 36-year-old man died last night. This was two days after police say he was savagely beaten by a group of boys. The youngest boy in that group, only 10 years old.
Our Jason Carroll updates us on the investigation. He's in Milwaukee this morning.
Jason, hello.
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And good morning to you, Daryn.
This is a story that has really touched a nerve here in Milwaukee. Ten of the young people who police believe were responsible for this crime are in custody. We did obtain a copy of the police report. Eight of those who are in custody have confessed to the crime.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CARROLL: The porch where Charlie Young Jr. was beaten Sunday night still shows signs of his violent struggle. It's a crime that has shocked Milwaukee, because some of those accused of it are children.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It makes me sad that we live in an age or a time that people have such an insensitivity to human life.
CARROLL: The trouble began in this neighborhood, after some boys threw an egg at Young. Young chased them and hit one of them in the face. The boys decided to retaliate. They gathered friends and started after him.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They proceeded to chase Mr. Young. Along the way and in the process of the chase, these individuals armed themselves with baseball bats, shovels, bedroom handles, tree limbs, a folding chair, a plastic milk create and a rake.
CARROLL: Young ended up here, on Anthony Brown's front porch. Brown did not want us to show his face, while he told the chilling tale what happened to Young.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He said he help me. He ran out, and said help me. I understand, because I see these kids coming behind him. So he runs up in the house, and they dragged him out the house and they continued to beat him. I had a few kids come through the window. My window was broken.
CARROLL (on camera): They came through your window?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They came through that window there.
CARROLL (voice-over): Young suffered severe head trauma from the beating. He died late Tuesday, his family unable to understand how something like this could happen.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was unhuman. It was unhuman what they did. All I can say if they had any kind of heart about how they want their family or brother treated, they wouldn't want that.
CARROLL: At least 10 people are in custody. The youngest is just 10 years old. Police know who the others are, and they say, it's just a matter of time before they find them.
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CARROLL: And the police chief says that he believes some, if not all of the suspects, will be charged as adults. If that happens, the 10-year-old would be the youngest person in the state of Wisconsin ever prosecuted for such a crime. Also we should tell there you that there is the possibility that the suspect's parents could end up being charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child -- Daryn.
KAGAN: All right, Jason Carroll in Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, thank you for the latest on that.
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Aired October 2, 2002 - 11:27 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: This actually is a very sad story, a frightening story, coming out of Milwaukee. A 36-year-old man died last night. This was two days after police say he was savagely beaten by a group of boys. The youngest boy in that group, only 10 years old.
Our Jason Carroll updates us on the investigation. He's in Milwaukee this morning.
Jason, hello.
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And good morning to you, Daryn.
This is a story that has really touched a nerve here in Milwaukee. Ten of the young people who police believe were responsible for this crime are in custody. We did obtain a copy of the police report. Eight of those who are in custody have confessed to the crime.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CARROLL: The porch where Charlie Young Jr. was beaten Sunday night still shows signs of his violent struggle. It's a crime that has shocked Milwaukee, because some of those accused of it are children.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It makes me sad that we live in an age or a time that people have such an insensitivity to human life.
CARROLL: The trouble began in this neighborhood, after some boys threw an egg at Young. Young chased them and hit one of them in the face. The boys decided to retaliate. They gathered friends and started after him.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They proceeded to chase Mr. Young. Along the way and in the process of the chase, these individuals armed themselves with baseball bats, shovels, bedroom handles, tree limbs, a folding chair, a plastic milk create and a rake.
CARROLL: Young ended up here, on Anthony Brown's front porch. Brown did not want us to show his face, while he told the chilling tale what happened to Young.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He said he help me. He ran out, and said help me. I understand, because I see these kids coming behind him. So he runs up in the house, and they dragged him out the house and they continued to beat him. I had a few kids come through the window. My window was broken.
CARROLL (on camera): They came through your window?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They came through that window there.
CARROLL (voice-over): Young suffered severe head trauma from the beating. He died late Tuesday, his family unable to understand how something like this could happen.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was unhuman. It was unhuman what they did. All I can say if they had any kind of heart about how they want their family or brother treated, they wouldn't want that.
CARROLL: At least 10 people are in custody. The youngest is just 10 years old. Police know who the others are, and they say, it's just a matter of time before they find them.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
CARROLL: And the police chief says that he believes some, if not all of the suspects, will be charged as adults. If that happens, the 10-year-old would be the youngest person in the state of Wisconsin ever prosecuted for such a crime. Also we should tell there you that there is the possibility that the suspect's parents could end up being charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child -- Daryn.
KAGAN: All right, Jason Carroll in Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, thank you for the latest on that.
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