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UDPATE, July 24, 2009: Joel C. Cain was found guilty of murdering Pam Roberts.
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What is going on in Milwaukee?
Bullets aren't just flying after dark. Recently, a number of shootings, including some murders, have occurred in broad daylight.
Monday morning, Sanchaz Conley was shot to death while on his way to start a new job.
On Tuesday, Pam Roberts was found murdered after an apparent robbery at Coop's Tiny Tap, 5501 W. Vliet St.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Bartender Pam Roberts was such an institution at Coop's Tiny Tap that once, to celebrate her 50th birthday, the message "Happy Birthday Pam" was posted in giant letters on the billboard atop the tavern's roof.
Tuesday evening, just hours after she was found dead inside the bar at 5501 W. Vliet St., her name appeared on a chalkboard across the street at the Wonder Bar - above a message that read, "I miss you already."
...Late Tuesday, police were investigating whether robbery was a motive behind the death of Roberts, 58, who was found by a vendor about 1:20 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
..."We believe it's a homicide," said Lt. William Jessup of the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
According to Jessup, surveillance video from inside the bar shows a man who also appears on surveillance videos from "more than one location in the area," including another business.
The intruder was masked but Roberts did not appear to be afraid of him when he entered the tavern, police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said.
"In the video it appears that either the victim knew the suspect or she was very comfortable with him in the bar," Schwartz said.
Still photos taken from the bar's surveillance system show what appears to be a heavy-set man wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and black cross-training gloves. He wore what appeared to be a red bandanna over the lower portion of his face and is shown in one photo standing in front of an open cash register.
Roberts' friends are grief-stricken.
She was a mother, a grandmother, and a wonderful person.
But some thug wanted money and he killed her.
Roberts went to work on what she probably thought would be a day like any other day, but this one was her last.
It's absolutely heartbreaking.
How can people have so little respect for life?
I hope someone with information and a conscience comes forward to assist the police in solving Roberts' murder.
Right now, this thug is on the streets. Clearly, he's dangerous.
Not to worry. Don't forget Milwaukee is a "remarkably safe" city.
God be with Pam Roberts' family and friends.
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