'He had so much faith in humanity': Family of man killed in Milwaukee's Harbor District calls for community's help
Krause family MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We are learning more about a man shot and killed in Milwaukee's Harbor District neighborhood last week.
According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the shooting happened Tuesday, April 14, near S. 1st Street and Greenfield Avenue.
Thirty-five-year-old David Krause was killed just after dusk, around 7:45 p.m.
Milwaukee police have a person of interest in custody but say they're still looking for suspects.
Police would not specify if other potential suspects are known or unknown.
Krause's family told CBS 58 he had been out celebrating 414 Day in the Walker's Point neighborhood before severe storms swept in.
They've spent days trying to make sense of his death, finding it impossible.
"We haven't even had the time to process the grief," said his sister, Brooke Krause.
"We're just going to have to live with this every day of our lives, because somebody did something so senseless and crass," said his mother, Diane Krause.
A friend contacted them Tuesday night, saying something bad had happened.
"I don't think anyone can expect something like this to happen so randomly,' said David's father, Kevin Krause. "It's beyond comprehension."
Krause's father rushed through the rain from Lake Geneva up to Milwaukee, where their son had just been shot and killed.
"David was caught in the storm, seeking some shelter, asked some people for a ride home, and that's when he was gunned down," Diane Krause explained. "Absolutely senseless."
Police told them Krause got into someone's car at the gas station on S. 1st. St. and W. Mineral Street, three blocks from the crime scene.
"My brother's Achilles heel was that he blindly trusted people," said David's sister, Ashley Krause. "He had so much faith in humanity, so much faith in the people and community in Milwaukee that he surrounded himself with, and that's the reason why he's not here today."
Krause was a UWM graduate. He grew up in Lake Geneva but lived in Milwaukee.
"He wake-boarded, he snowboarded, he rock-climbed, he was a drummer," Ashley Krause said. "He was just a friend to everybody and really lit up a room."
Krause's family wants justice served - for him and for the entire city affected by this violence.
"My hope now is that the community of Milwaukee - that he loved - would come together and give more information," Diane Krause said. "The more information, the better."
Milwaukee police said they took the person of interest into custody on Wednesday, April 15.
MPD said they are not considering that person a suspect right now, and the investigation is ongoing.
The case not yet been referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
Anyone with any information about this incident should call the Milwaukee Police Department or share anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.
