Crime & Safety
Milwaukee Police Search For Shooter In Fatal Milwaukee Downtown Lounge Shooting
One person was killed in a triple shooting at the Brownstone Social Lounge and police are working "feverishly" to find the shooter.
MILWAUKEE, WI — One person was killed in a triple shooting Thursday night after a person was barred from a club in Milwaukee's downtown.
A 31-year-old woman died after being shot multiple times and two 23-year-old men are in stable condition after being shot at 524 N. Water St., the Milwaukee Police Department said in a statement. The shooting happened around 10 p.m.
The three people were employees and were shot by a person rejected from downtown's Brownstone Social Lounge, a representative of the club said in a Facebook post.
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The club prides itself on being a refuge for Black professionals and has a policy of only letting in people ages 27 and up, the lounge said in a statement.
Because of the "tight" relationship Brownstone has with Milwaukee police, police are working "feverishly" to find the shooter, the lounge said. The shooter hasn't been identified.
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"While celebrating Black History Month, Brownstone Social Lounge is yet another victim to the growing violence happening in Milwaukee, and now apparently spreading to the downtown area," the lounge said in a Facebook post.
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