MILWAUKEE — A man whose van struck and killed a 2-year-old boy was shot to death after getting out to check on the child, police said. A 15-year-old boy, a brother of the 2-year-old who came from a nearby house, was also fatally shot at the scene.
Archie Brown Jr., 40, died at the scene of Sunday evening’s accident near a park on Milwaukee’s northwest side, police said. They identified the child as 2-year-old Damani Terry and the teen as Rasheed T. Chiles, who died at a hospital.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement later Monday that Damani and Rasheed were brothers.
A police statement Monday said Brown was distraught about hitting the child and stopped right away, according to witnesses. The statement didn’t explain how and why Chiles was shot, but police said he and the 2-year-old were attending the same party at the house near the accident.
‘‘Someone got angry,’’ Mayor Tom Barrett said. ‘‘Someone took a gun and basically assassinated this gentleman.’’
Police said they had no one in custody.