Police chase of Chicago homicide suspect ends in Milwaukee school bus crash

Witnesses saw police car chasing vehicle before collision

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Police chase of Chicago suspect ends in Milwaukee school bus crash
A school bus was among several vehicles involved in a Milwaukee crash that ended a police chase involving a homicide case in Chicago.

MILWAUKEE -- Several vehicles and a school bus were involved in a crash in Wisconsin on Wednesday afternoon

Milwaukee police were chasing a car wanted in connection with a homicide in Chicago around noon in Milwaukee near North 76th Street and West Capitol Drive. The chase ended in the multi-vehicle crash.

There were no children on the bus at the time, but a 3-year-old in the suspect's vehicle, along with another adult, were hurt.

Police said the initial crash was between the suspect's vehicle and the school bus and caused the bus to flip onto its side and collide with another car.

Both the bus driver and the driver of the other car are expected to be OK.

Police have not said what case the suspect is linked to in Chicago.