2 Children Shot For Throwing Snowballs At Car: Report

MILWAUKEE, WI — Two children were shot in Milwaukee over the weekend after police say they were throwing snowballs at passing cars and a driver retaliated with gunfire.

Authorities are searching for the driver of a white Toyota after he reportedly fired several gunshots into a group of children who were throwing snowballs at cars Saturday.

Police said they were called to the 6100 block of West Birch Street just before 8 p.m. on a report that a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy had been shot by the driver of a passing car.

Police said they found the two children wounded by gunfire and immediately provided first aid. The two were taken to a nearby hospital and are recovering, police said.

Police learned that the two victims were with a group of other children who were throwing snowballs at cars passing by.

Police said one of the snowballs struck a white Toyota, and the driver of the auto fired shots into the group of children, striking the two victims.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or call Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.