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Standing at a sidewalk about 10 blocks from the site of an early-morning double homicide, Carmelo Fonseca, 19, said he feels safe in the city. Still, he said he is concerned about a rise in shootings locally and elsewhere.
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Edgar is a senior staff reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Mendez is a proud graduate of UW-Milwaukee, where he double majored in Journalism and Sociology, and of Marquette University, where he earned a master’s degree in Communication. As an accomplished journalist, Edgar’s awards include a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow award, several press club awards and a Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award for columns dealing with issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism.
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