Milwaukee shooting leads to U-Haul police chase; 2 is loaded

MILWAUKEE – Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting and a police chase in Milwaukee. A U-Haul was involved in the chase.

Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Dalvin Garrett and 37-year-old Taisha Ford in the case.

What we know

According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched to an apartment building near 29th and Wisconsin on Jan. 1. Upon arrival, officers found one subject with visible injuries, including bleeding lacerations to the head, significant facial swelling, and an approximately four-inch bullet abrasion wound to the outer right thigh.

Officers also found one spent .380 caliber shell casing and a bullet that had fallen to the floor nearby.

In the complaint, the victim stated the following. He told police he went into the apartment because one of the residents had kicked out her roommate, who the victim later identified as Tisha Ford, and her boyfriend, and the situation had turned into a confrontation.

When the victim arrived at the scene, he claims he saw Ford and another man fighting and tried to break them up. The man who was with Ford, later identified as Dalvin Garrett, punched the victim in the face, the complaint states.

The victim told police he was going to fight, and that’s when Garrett pulled out a gun. The victim claims he tried to take the gun away and Garrett hit him in the head several times with the gun. During the struggle, they fell into a closet or pantry in the apartment. Around that time, Garrett allegedly fired three shots, one of which struck the victim in the leg, the complaint states.

As the struggle continued, the gun that the victim and Garrett were fighting over fell to the floor. That’s when Ford allegedly picked him up and also pistol-whipped the victim in the head, court documents state.

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At some point, the victim saw that Ford was armed with a second gun, and he was able to grab it from her waistband. When he did, both Ford and Garrett allegedly began hitting him in the head, knocking him unconscious, the complaint states. After the incident, Ford and Garrett left the scene.

A witness told police she didn’t see Ford and Garrett leave, but she told officers Garrett was driving the U-Haul he had stolen several months earlier.

U-Haul Police Chase

On Jan. 2 at around 12:02 a.m., Milwaukee officers were patrolling the intersection of 32nd and Hampton when they spotted a U-Haul van wanted in connection with a shooting the day before. Officers activated their emergency lights and sirens and the vehicle initially stopped on Cameron Avenue, between 32nd and 33rd streets, the complaint said.

Law enforcement officers approached and ordered the driver to get out of the car. That’s when the driver accelerated down Cameron Avenue before stopping again. When officers attempted to approach a second time, the vehicle fled and officers began a pursuit. The total length of the chase was 6.92 miles.

According to the complaint, the U-Haul ignored multiple red lights, stop signs and fled at speeds of up to 70 mph in a residential area.

During the pursuit, the U-Haul slowed and released the woman in the area of ​​40th Street and Kiley Avenue, according to the complaint. The pursuit continued, with the U-Haul circling the area before the U-Haul stopped. The police then arrested Garrett, who was the driver and sole occupant of the car.

Court documents say an anonymous citizen reported seeing a woman fleeing the U-Haul enter a nearby residence. Officers found Ford at that home.

A U-Haul van was reported stolen back on September 21, 2024, from the U-Haul store at Capitol Drive and Holton Street in Milwaukee. The police seized the lease agreement for this truck. It was rented by Garrett on August 3, 2024 and was due back by August 5, 2024 at 1:15 p.m. The vehicle was never returned.

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What’s next?

Dalvin Garrett is accused of:

• First degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon
• Significant assault, as complicity in a crime, use of a dangerous weapon
• Possession of a firearm by a felon
• Driving a vehicle to flee or attempt to flee an officer
• Drive or operate a vehicle without the owner’s consent

Tyesha Ford is accused of:

• First degree recklessly endangering safety as a party to a crime, use of a dangerous weapon
• Significant assault, as complicity in a crime, use of a dangerous weapon
• Operation of the car without the owner’s consent

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