Last Thursday night while walking up to Nostalgia 1, a tavern on Milwaukee's North Side, legendary Milwaukee DJ and radio show host Maurice "Doc B" Beckley was shot in the head. The incident is not believed to have been a direct attack on Beckley sources have informed me, but instead a case of being at the wrong place, at the wrong time.
Doc B was taken to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital by paramedics where he received medical attention and is recovering, sources said. People are being asked to not call or visit at this time.
Police are still looking for suspects so if you have any information about the shooting, please call (414) 935-7360.
Born in Milwaukee and raised in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer, Concordia University Wisconsin alumnus Poppe has spent the majority of his life in or around the city and county of Milwaukee.
As an advocate of Milwaukee's hip-hop community Poppe began popular local music blog Milwaukee UP in March 2010. Check out the archived entries here.
Though heavy on the hip-hop, Poppe writes about other genres of music and occasionally about food, culture or sports, and is always ready to show his pride in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
