Gunfire broke out in the middle of the day Sunday on Milwaukee’s West North Avenue, leaving a 15-year-old boy wounded, according to police. Officers found the teenager on the 1500 block, and he was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Detectives are still sorting out what led up to the shooting.
Police say the gunfire erupted at about 12:40 p.m. on the 1500 block of W North Avenue, and the Milwaukee Police Department is looking for unknown suspects. The incident was part of a violent weekend citywide that saw nine people shot, two people stabbed and two people killed. Anyone with information is urged to contact Milwaukee police, as reported by TMJ4.
Police Response And Trends
Operation Summer Guardian, the MPD’s annual summer deployment of extra officers and community outreach, began on May 21 and focuses on neighborhoods identified as gunshot hotspots, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The department’s Quarter 1 numbers, cited in local reporting, show non-fatal shootings dropped about 27% year over year through March, even as community leaders say weekend spikes continue to strain resources.
How To Help
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department at (414) 935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the P3 Tips app. Police say they will release more details as they become available, and investigators are urging neighbors to share any video or eyewitness information, TMJ4 reports.
