Police investigate 4 non-fatal shootings, 5 injured, 2 seriously
Shooting near 25th and Wells
MILWAUKEE - Police are investigating four shootings that happened over the course of eight hours from Saturday, Aug. 1 into Sunday, Aug. 2.
Police responded to the first shooting near 41st Street and Burleigh Steet just after 8 p.m. on Aug.1 and found a 30-year-old woman who suffered a serious gunshot wound. A 31-year-old man was arrested. This appears to have stemmed from an argument between the two that occurred at a local business, police said.
Police responded to a double shooting near 5th Street and Walnut Street around 12:45 a.m. on Aug. 2. Both victims showed up at a hospital -- a 25-year-old woman with a non-life threatening gunshot wound and a 27-year-old man who suffered multiple serious gunshot wounds. Police are still looking for the shooter(s) in this case.
Shooting near 25th and Wells
The third shooting involved a 35-year-old man who walked into a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He said he was shot near 25th Street and Wells Street around 2 a.m. The shooting appears to be the result of a robbery, police said.
A fourth shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. when the victim walked into a hospital for treatment. A 31-year-old man from Milwaukee sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The location of the shooting and the circumstances are under investigation, according to police.
Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to call Milwaukee police 414-935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or P3 Tips App.