Milwaukee Public Schools special education teacher killed in beating

Milwaukee Public Schools special education teacher killed in beating The school district confirmed the victim's identity after the deadly beating Thursday near 12th and Walnut. Advertisement Updated: 10:18 PM CST Nov 6, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Tanner Kahler Milwaukee Public Schools special education teacher killed in beating The school district confirmed the victim's identity after the deadly beating Thursday near 12th and Walnut. Updated: 10:18 PM CST Nov 6, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Tanner Kahler MILWAUKEE — The man killed in a deadly beating Thursday night in Milwaukee was a special education teacher with Milwaukee Public Schools, the district confirmed Friday. According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, Harry Bruce, 56, was strangled and beaten in the incident near 12th and Walnut. Bruce died at the scene. Police arrested a 22-year-old. Advertisement Milwaukee Public Schools Bruce worked at Roosevelt Middle School for more than ten years. In a letter to parents sent from Principal Tiffany Fisher, Fisher said, "In addition to being a teacher, he served as a football coach, tutor, and mentor to many students. He made a lasting impact on the lives of those he worked with, and his presence will be deeply missed throughout our school community." The school said it has counselors and other support staff at the school in order to help students cope with the loss. "He had a lot of empathy, but he also had a lot of sympathy," Reginald Bell, Bruce's close friend said. Bell says the two met at church years ago and had been friends ever since. "I got this phone call, and he said something happened, but I didn't know what had happened," Bell said. "He explained that he (Bruce) was trying to break up a fight and the young man turned on him and got very vicious on him." Bell said he plans to be in court when the case goes to trial. "He was a provider, he was a protector and he was so loved," Bell said. Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks High school band member stunned as 'Thunderstruck' performance goes viral Defense attorney for man convicted in Tupac murder trial found dead in Las Vegas Watch: Giant pandas make much-anticipated debut at Zoo Atlanta 19-year-old to become one of Massachusetts' youngest representatives in state history