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Gang member gets life sentence in Good Samaritan killing By
John Diedrich of the Journal Sentinel July 10, 2009 | Like the Good Samaritan, Kevin Hirschfield stopped to help a stranger. But unlike the biblical character, Hirschfield died for his good deed.
The 26-year-old Oak Creek man was gunned down outside a Cudahy gas station in 2003 after he stopped to help a man being beaten by what turned out to be members of the Latin Kings. The gang's leader ordered Hirschfield killed. Three subordinates obliged, pumping 12 bullets into Hirschfield.
One of the shooters, Emmanuel "TuTu" Martinez, was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison. Besides killing Hirschfield, Martinez shot a rival gang member in the head. That man survived. Martinez admitted to shooting Hirschfield and the rival gang member.
More than 30 members of Hirschfield's family and Martinez's family filled the courtroom Friday.
"You took my brother without hesitation and without sorrow," said Hirschfield's sister, Stephanie Mackey. "There is no reason why you do what you do and no excuse. You disgust me."
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POLICE REPORTS: July 7 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:46 PM CDT
RACINE
Woman beaten with keys
A 40-year-old Racine woman was the victim of an aggravated assault June 28 when she was trying to protect her son, according to the Racine Police Department.
The woman was trying to protect her son from several individuals attempting to beat him up at the corner of Irving Place and 12th Street around 1:30 a.m. The woman managed to get her son into her car and was then punched and hit with keys inside of a sock by two female suspects, police said.
The woman went to St. Mary’s Medical Center for a broken nose and torn iris in her left eye, according to a police report.
Racine
Woman robbed of diabetes medication
A 49-year-old Racine woman was robbed Thursday while attempting to enter her residence in the 1200 block of Villa Street, police reports said.
Around 11:24 p.m., the woman, who was carrying several bags, was opening her home’s door when a black male approached from the side of the building and forced her inside. The suspect placed a hand over the woman’s mouth to keep her from yelling and then pushed her down a few stairs into the basement, according to the report.
The woman’s roommate then heard the altercation and called police. The suspect fled with the woman’s bags, containing $148 worth of diabetes medication and testing materials, the report said.
Racine
Man jumped by suspects in car
A 41-year-old Racine man was robbed Friday around 11:20 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up beside him and its occupant began assaulting him, Racine police said.
The man was robbed of $25 in cash taken from his pants pocket at the corner of West Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. He was not injured, the report said.
The victim knew the male suspect from HALO, Racine s Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization, and had been at a bar with him earlier that night, according to the report.
Racine
Robbery at Gun Point Thursday
Three men were robbed at gunpoint Thursday with one of the men being “pistol whipped,” according to police reports.
The men, all of Racine, were working on a car in the 1800 block of Racine Street at 9:35 a.m. when another male approached them aiming and pointing a semi-automatic handgun, the report said.
The men, aged 17, 36 and 48, were robbed of two IDs and one wallet. One of the men also received minor abrasions and lacerations to the head and neck from being struck with the suspect’s gun, police said.
Racine
Disabled man robbed of more than $1,000
A 55-year-old Racine man with a disability that impedes his walking ability was robbed Wednesday by three men, police reports said.
The disabled man was entering his apartment in the 4000 block of Maryland Avenue when the three suspects forced their way into his building. The suspects implied they had a gun and took the man’s wallet, ID, debit card and $1050 in cash from the man’s wallet, pockets and sock, according to the report.
Hmmm, No need for guns?
