(From left) Arifah Akbar, Nazir Akbar and Katraile Scott stand together during a vigil for Tariq Akbar, on July 7. Tariq was shot to death July 3 in Milwaukee after watching a fireworks display with his friends. This year, Milwaukee has seen a sharp increase in shootings, which can cost taxpayers and victims tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars each in medical bills, incarceration costs and other expenses.