A 19-year-old was stabbed during an attempted robbery at a hotel near Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport early Thursday, and two people were taken into custody, according to Milwaukee police. The teen was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Officers detained a 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman at the scene.
As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, officers and sheriff’s deputies responded just after midnight to the Super 8 on South Howell Avenue. Investigators say the confrontation started as an attempted robbery, and the case will be forwarded to prosecutors to decide whether formal charges will be filed.
At the scene
WISN 12 News reported that responding officers found a knife lying in the street and stretched police tape across part of the hotel’s parking lot while they worked the scene. The station said Milwaukee police and sheriff’s deputies remained on site as medics loaded the wounded 19-year-old into an ambulance and took them to a hospital, where they are expected to recover.
Victim and arrests
CBS 58 reported that the victim is 19 years old and suffered non-fatal stab wounds. Police arrested a 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman in connection with the incident. Authorities have not released their names, citing the ongoing investigation.
Where it happened
The Super 8 at 5253 S. Howell Ave. sits just off I-94 near the airport terminal and is one of several budget motels along that corridor. Local building listings highlight the property’s address and proximity to Mitchell International, which helps explain why both city police and sheriff’s deputies responded to the call.
Local context
The stretch of South Howell has seen violent incidents and robberies in prior years, keeping public-safety concerns alive along the airport corridor. Police stress they have not publicly linked this case to any earlier incidents and say detectives are concentrating on the circumstances of Thursday’s confrontation.
What comes next
According to police, the case will be sent to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for review, and prosecutors will decide whether to pursue formal charges against the two people in custody. The investigation remains active, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Milwaukee police as detectives continue their work.
