Milwaukee police say a 19-year-old man was killed Wednesday afternoon, July 25th when he grabbed onto a moving school bus, lost his grip and was run over by the vehicle.

Police say the incident occurred near 88th and Carmen just before 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.

Police say a relative on the school bus was involved in an altercation with others on the bus when he called his family to come assist him.

Police say as the bus was pulling away, the man grabbed onto the bus and held onto an open window, but lost his grip and fell under the bus where he was run over.

It does not appear the bus driver knew this was occurring. No citations are expected to be issued in the incident and no one is in custody.

Emotional family members at the scene say the man is Alexander Haskins.

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Obituary for Mr. Alexander Javon Haskins

Mr. Alexander J. Haskins was born June 10, 1993 in Stockbridge, Georgia. He accepted Christ as his personal savior at the tender age of fourteen. He is survived by his mother, father, two brothers, two sisters, paternal grandfather, grandmother, step-grandmother, ten uncles, two

aunts, brother-in-law, three nieces, two nephews and host of cousins, friends and family members.

As a youth, Alexander lived in Naples, Italy; Izmir, Turkey; Virginia, Georgia and Wisconsin. In Milwaukee, he attended Thurston Woods Elementary School, Milwaukee Education Center, Messmer Catholic High School and graduated from Bradley Technology and Trade School

High School. In Alexander's final year, he attended Milwaukee Area Technical College where he was majoring in Sociology. He completed his freshman year of college with a 3.4 grade point average.

At the age of ten, Alexander began playing baseball for Northwest Baseball League, providing his first experience a winning a championship game. Proceeding Northwest, he had played for Beckum and Stapleton Little League for approximately seven years. During this time, he was selected and presented with the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Little League Urban Jamboree in Pennsylvania. Then, as he grew, he never missed an opportunity to play, harnessing his skills by joining Messmer and Bradley Tech High Schools, As an adult, Alexander continued to participate in his favorite sport as a member of the Men's Baseball League.

Alexander was currently employed by the City of Milwaukee as an election inspector. He worked and volunteered for numerous political campaigns by distributing literature, knocking on doors and mailing campaign literature. He was a member of the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People.

Courtesy of Northwest Funeral Chapel