Police investigating two sexual assault attempts in Riverwest

Police are investigating two sexual assault attempts overnight in the Riverwest neighborhood.

THE OTHER MAJOR STORY WE'REFOLLOWING THIS AFTERNOON...MILWAUKEE POLICE SAY THEY AREINVESTGATING TWO ATTEMPTEDSEXUAL ASSAULTS.

ADRIANAMENDEZ SPOKE WITH ONE OF THEVICTIMS AND HAS HER MESSAGE TOOTHERS.Milwaukee Police say two womenwere approached within just afew hours of each other herein the Riverwest neighborhood.One of those victims iswarning others to be on thelookout.

(( CANDICEMANCL-VICTIM )) 547 if heshoots me I might get hit Imight die and I probably won'tmaybe I won't but if I followhim down there I am gettingrape and he may still kill meand I was like no I'll take mychances CANDICE MANCL ISADMITTEDLY STILL A LITTLESHAKEN BUT THANKFUL TO BEALIVE THIS MORNING.

SHE SAYS ASPLIT SECOND DECISIONULTIMATELY SAVED HER LIFE.0727 I'm very grateful I feellike I'm fine AROUND 12:45 A-MCANDICE SAYS SHE WAS PUTTINGSOMETHING IN HER CAR, WHEN AMAN APPROACHED AND POINTED AGUN AT HER.

253 it was a biggun and most of it was silver316 he said get naked and Inever broke eye contact withhim, I thought in my headmaybe he won't kill me if Ikeep eye contact CANDICEPROCEEDED TO FOLLOW HISDEMANDS NTIL SHE SAYS HEASKED HER TO MOVE.

429 once hestarted to relocate me, I waslike naw,, no one is going tosee me back there, no one isgoing to find me back thereand he might shoot me anywaybut I'm not getting raped ITWAS AT THAT POINT CANDICE SAYSSHE DECIDED TO RUN AWAY IN AZIG ZAG PATTERN.

IT ALLOWEDHER TO EVENTUALLY GET AWAY.1357 i just know I didn't getshot and I'm happy.

JUST ACOUPLE OF HOURS LATER, POLICESAY A WOMAN WAS WALKING HOMENEAR OAKLAND AVENUE AND NORTHWHEN A MAN APPROACHED ANDPUSHED HER TO THE GROUND.

THEVICTIM MANAGED TO FIGHT HERATTACKER OFF AUTHORITIESBELIVE BOTH INCIDENTS ARECONNECTED CANDICE SAYS WHATHAPPENED TO HER AND THE OTHERVICTIM SHOULD HAVE WOMEN INTHE RIVERWEST AREA ON ALERT.705dont wear your headphonesyou got to be able to hear andsee your surroundings and Iwasn't doing that at themoment ((tag)).

THE SUSPECT ISDESCRIBED AS A BLACK MAN INHIS LATE 20s, AROUND SIX FEETTALL, AND ABOUT 180-POUNDS.INVESTIGATORS SAY HE HASCORNROWS GOING TOWARDS THEBACK OF HIS HEAD WITH SHORTHAIR ON THE SIDES.

ANYONE WITHINFORMATION ON HIS IDENTITY ISASKED TO CONTACT MILWAUKEEPOLICE.

REPORTING INRIVERWEST, ADRIANA MENDEZ TMJ4NEWS.