Last Saturday night in Milwaukee, a mishandling of a firearm resulted in an accidental double shooting that left two people injured, one of whom was an eight-year-old child. WISN reported that the incident occurred near South 12th Street and West Cleveland Avenue around 9 p.m. The police stated that a man unintentionally discharged the weapon, wounding both himself and the child.
Details provided by TMJ4 confirmed that the Milwaukee Police Department is not actively searching for any suspects, indicating that the man’s actions were the sole cause of the incident. His and the child's injuries were non-fatal.
Further information from CBS 58 noted that an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the shooting is ongoing. Both the man and the eight-year-old were taken to a local hospital for treatment of their wounds.
