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Stray bullet goes through Marquette dorm window
Stray bullet goes through Marquette dorm window
MILWAUKEE -- A gunfight on the street leads to a close call for Marquette University students. A stray bullet shattered an 8th-floor window while students studied inside.
"Two of my friends were in the study room when it happened," said Kelly Connolly, a Marquette student who lives on the 8th floor of Wells Tower. "They were just studying, and it went through the window."
The gunfire erupted around 11:20 p.m. Sunday. University leaders say shots were fired between two cars near 17th Street, north of Highland Avenue. A stray bullet flew through the air, going through this window two blocks away, and eight floors up.
"MUPD came by and made sure everyone was OK," Connolly said.
Other students on campus did not seem phased. Freshman Garrett Lowe said campus alerts are frequent.
"As far as gunshot alerts go, probably once a month on average," Lowe said.
His friend, senior Abigail Hall, said it is all part of living and learning in Milwaukee.
"Marquette is in the city and I think you will get this anywhere you go, really," Hall said.
Marquette University issued a statement saying, "No one in the building was injured" -- and "there is no ongoing threat to campus."
If you have any information, please contact MUPD immediately at 414-288-6800.
Marquette officials issued this statement:
Edith Hudson, Marquette University police chief, issued this lengthy statement to the Marquette community: