Crime & Safety
Shooting Near Milwaukee High School Leaves Teen Girls Hurt: Police
All five people who were shot are expected to survive, police said.
MILWAUKEE, WI — A shooting near a Milwaukee high school left four teen girls and a woman hurt Tuesday night, police said.
The girls, two of which were 15 and the others 16 and 17, were taken to area hospitals along with a 20-year-old woman. Police said they had identified a suspect but no arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning.
All five victims were expected to survive, police said.
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Police are searching for an adult male connected to the shooting, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said at a news conference.
Norman said a fight broke out between two girls outside of a high school girls basketball game, which culminated into a man firing several shots.
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The shootings happened near Rufus King High School on the 4100 block of N. 19th Street on Milwaukee's northwest side, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or use the P3 Tips App.
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