Reports Of Shootings Cause Closures On 2 Interstates In Milwaukee Co.

MILWAUKEE, WI — Interstates across the Milwaukee area faced closures on Wednesday morning amid a wrong-way crash and two reports of shootings, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.

Impacted highways included I-41, I-43 and I-94, the sheriff's office said. First, an SUV crashed head-on into a semi-truck on I-41 near the Capitol Drive off-ramp, authorities said.

The SUV driver was seriously injured but the passenger was breathing and conscious, the sheriff's office said in a tweet. Then within hours of the crash, a shooting was reported on Interstate 94 near 68th Street, forcing the highway to close so deputies could canvass for evidence.

It wasn't the only shooting reported Wednesday. Another was reported on I-43 between Brown Deer and Good Hope Roads, authorities said. A vehicle was struck by gunfire in the encounter and crashed but nobody was injured, the sheriff's office said.

The I-43 shooting came after a road rage incident, the sheriff's office said.