A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded around noon on Sunday near the intersection of 107th Street and West Fond du Lac Avenue on Milwaukee's far northwest side, according to police. He was treated at a local hospital, and officers say the person responsible remains unidentified and at large.
The Milwaukee Police Department said it is still working to determine the circumstances that led up to the shooting, as reported by TMJ4 News. Investigators are asking anyone with information to call the department at (414) 935-7360. Tipsters who want to stay anonymous can also reach Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS, or submit information through the P3 Tips app, which allows people to remain unidentified.
A Familiar Stretch of Fond du Lac Avenue
The corner where Sunday's shooting happened sits within Milwaukee Police District 4, which patrols 28.8 square miles and serves more than 90,000 residents from its station on West Silver Spring Drive, according to the City of Milwaukee. It is not the first time gunfire has struck near this exact intersection. In September 2019, a 1-month-old infant boy and a 20-year-old woman suffered graze wounds during a daytime shooting at the same corner of 107th and Fond du Lac, per FOX 6 Now Milwaukee.
The area has also seen other recent public safety incidents. In May, a violent multi-vehicle crash unfolded near 107th and Fond du Lac following a law enforcement pursuit, flipping one vehicle onto its side atop parked cars and injuring at least four people, according to WISN 12 News. Long before any of that, the surrounding area was part of the unincorporated Town of Granville, settled in the 1840s, with the historic West Granville Cemetery still standing one block south on 107th Street and dating back to 1844.
Wide Gap Between Solved and Unsolved Shootings
Milwaukee is seeing gun violence trend downward overall this year. Citywide, non-fatal shootings fell by roughly 28% through early July, dropping to 206 recorded incidents compared to 287 during the same stretch in 2025, per the city's midyear crime data. But solving individual non-fatal cases like Sunday's remains difficult for investigators.
At a midyear public safety briefing, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman reported that while the department closed 98% of homicide cases in the first half of the year, the clearance rate for non-fatal shootings sat far lower, at just 41%. That gap helps explain why cases like the one near 107th and Fond du Lac often hinge on tips from the public rather than physical evidence alone.
Possible Charges If a Suspect Is Found
Should investigators identify a shooter, Wisconsin law offers prosecutors several paths. Firing a weapon in a way that creates an unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm can be charged as first-degree recklessly endangering safety, a Class F felony carrying up to 12.5 years in prison and $25,000 in fines under state law. Intentionally causing physical harm with a dangerous weapon can also be charged as substantial battery, a Class I felony with up to 3.5 years in prison, or as aggravated battery, a Class H or Class E felony carrying up to 6 or 15 years depending on the severity of the injury and intent involved.
Beyond the criminal investigation, the city also leans on public health responses to head off further violence. The Department of Community Wellness and Safety works with the Medical College of Wisconsin on 414LIFE, a violence-interruption program that sends credible-messenger hospital responders into trauma centers like Froedtert and Ascension St. Joseph to mediate disputes and try to stop retaliatory shootings before they start. Police also run Summer Guardian, a seasonal initiative from late May through late September that adds extra patrols and community outreach in areas with frequent ShotSpotter alerts.
Part of a Broader Pattern on the Fond du Lac Corridor
Sunday's shooting adds to a string of recent gun violence along the same avenue and elsewhere in the city. Earlier this month, a teen and an adult were shot further southeast on the Fond du Lac Avenue corridor near 23rd Street, with police still searching for a shooter. Days later, a third shooting in less than a week rattled the nearby Keefe Avenue corridor, sending another victim to the hospital. As of Sunday, no arrests have been announced in the 107th Street shooting, and police have not released a suspect description.
