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Body of Missing 5-Year-Old Prince McCree Found in Milwaukee, Two Persons of Interest in Custody

Prince's body discovered in dumpster a mile away from home, persons of interest are a 15-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man who both resided in the same building as the child; cause of death still under investigation.

  • The body of five-year-old Prince McCree, who was reported missing on Wednesday afternoon, was discovered on Thursday morning in a trash dumpster about a mile from his home in Milwaukee.
  • Two persons of interest are currently in police custody regarding Prince's case; they are a 27-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy - both lived in the same building as Prince.
  • The cause of death is still under investigation, but the police are treating Prince's death as a homicide.
  • Prince's family reported him missing after his father woke from a nap and found the boy gone; a missing child alert was issued to media outlets on Wednesday night.
  • Both state Sen. LaTonya Johnson, who lives across the street from Prince's family, and a family fundraiser claimed that the people arrested were co-residents in the multi-unit home where Prince lived.
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