Police arrest parent accused of firing gun in Wisconsin Lutheran H.S. parking lot

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police arrested the 37-year-old man believed responsible for the January 15th shooting in the parking lot of Wisconsin Lutheran High School. Officers found the suspect in a home on Milwaukee’s north side Monday evening, January 19th.

According to police, an altercation occurred between two female students at a basketball game  — one from Wisconsin Lutheran H.S.  and one from another school.  While they were escorted out at different times, they met up in the parking lot, where a fight ensued between the females and others, to include at least one parent.

At one point, the father of one of the female students pulled out a firearm and shot a 15-year-old male from Milwaukee. He received a non-life threatening wound and was taken by family to a hospital for treatment.

A teacher from Wisconsin Lutheran who was attempting to break up the fight received a graze wound from the bullet fired at the 15-year-old. He did not require treatment and remained at the scene. The 15-year-old victim did not attend either of the schools playing the game.

The case will be presented to the District Attorney in the coming days.



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