MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee city leaders announced new safety measures following recent violence on Water Street.

In July, nine people were shot in the busy entertainment district. Three of the victims died. Two pedestrians were also seriously injured when a driver went through a barricade in the area.

"I think it kind of comes with the territory a little bit, if there's going to be a lot of craziness and drinking and partying," resident Ben Russell told TMJ4.

On Friday, Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced that police and other city officials met with local businesses to address challenges downtown.

"We are deploying an extra amount of resources and redistributing some resources from other districts to bring downtown," Milwaukee Police District 1 Captain Robert Thiel said during a press confer

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