MILWAUKEE (AP) - A 25-year-old man who was seriously hurt during a fight involving an off-duty Milwaukee police officer earlier this month has died, the Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office said Monday.
According to the medical examiner, Joel Acevedo died Saturday at St. Luke’s Hospital. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Acevedo was seriously injured April 19 during a fight at the off-duty officer’s house in Milwaukee. The 13-year police veteran was arrested later that day on tentative charges of first-degree reckless injury and strangulation. He posted $50,000 bail Thursday and was released from Milwaukee County Jail. He remains on suspension.
Prosecutors expect to make a charging decision once they receive autopsy results.
“The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office has been closely monitoring the victim’s medical condition for the last week and have stayed in close communication with his family during this time,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Kent Lovern said in an email.
“The victim’s medical condition informs our review of the case, from a potential reckless injury to the more serious allegation of homicide,” Lovern said.
Members of Milwaukee’s Common Council plan to seek more information about the arrest at a committee meeting next month.
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