Oak Creek police: Gunshot, domestic incident investigation arrests

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Oak Creek Police Department

OAK CREEK, Wis. - Oak Creek police on Wednesday arrested one man after a gunshot went into an apartment and, while investigating that case, responded to an unrelated domestic disturbance in the same building that led to a second man's arrest.

Gunshot into apartment

What we know:

Officers were called to the scene on Chicago Road, near Oak Lane, at around 2:35 p.m. A resident said they found a bullet hole in the ceiling of their apartment.

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Investigators determined the bullet had been fired from the upstairs unit. Several people came out of that unit and were "briefly detained for investigation," according to police. A 19-year-old man was arrested.

Police said the suspect had fired a gun, sending a bullet through the floor of the upper unit and into the lower unit. The lower unit was occupied at the time, but no one was injured.

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Domestic violence

What we know:

While investigating the gunshot incident, police were asked to investigate an argument in an unrelated apartment unit. A 49-year-old man was arrested for domestic battery. The victim had minor injuries.

Criminal charges

What's next:

Both incidents remain under investigation. The Oak Creek Police Department said it will refer criminal charges to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.