Two people were shot Thursday night on North 37th Street near West Meinecke Avenue in Milwaukee, at 9:34 p.m., just two days after a deadly police shootout near 37th and Wright. Both victims suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening, with one taken to a hospital and the second arriving separately.
Police say it is still unclear what led up to Thursday's shooting, and as of the latest update, no arrests have been made, according to WISN. Investigators reviewing video from the scene were focused on at least two vehicles, and the station reports that evidence markers littered the street at the scene. Police have also said the Thursday shooting is not believed to be connected to Tuesday's deadly officer-involved shootout at the same corner.
A Corner With a Violent Recent History
The Thursday shooting was part of a broader violent night across Milwaukee, during which four people were wounded in separate, unrelated shootings, including a 12-year-old child, according to FOX6 Milwaukee. That same stretch of North 37th Street had already seen violence twice in the days prior. On Monday, September 7, officers investigated a separate fatal shooting in the 2000 block of North 37th Street that left a 41-year-old man dead, with police still seeking known suspect(s) in that case, per Urban Milwaukee.
On Tuesday night, a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a 23-year-old suspect during a chaotic confrontation near 37th and Wright. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Printis Smith of Milwaukee, who had active arrest warrants tied to illegal weapons, domestic battery, and child neglect charges, as previously reported by Hoodline in its coverage of the officer-involved shooting.
How the Police Shootout Unfolded
Officers had encountered the vehicle Smith was riding in after it was matched to a domestic shots-fired incident reported the day before in Glendale, where a shot was fired during a dispute involving an ex-boyfriend before a vehicle fled. Glendale police later confirmed Smith was not the suspect in that original incident, and the primary suspect in the Glendale case remained at large.
After the vehicle stopped in the 2500 block of North 37th Street, officers chased two suspects on foot, according to a Milwaukee Police Department press release cited by CBS 58. Investigators recovered three firearms connected to the confrontation: one in Smith's hand, a second in his waistband, and a third left inside the abandoned vehicle. The officer involved was injured during the confrontation, and the veteran with more than three years of service was treated and released from a local hospital before being placed on routine administrative duty.
Because the confrontation resulted in a death, Wisconsin Statute § 175.47 required that the investigation be handled by outside law enforcement. The Wauwatosa Police Department and the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team took over the probe, a legal framework enacted in 2014 to mandate independent oversight whenever police action results in a death.
A Milwaukee Neighborhood Grapples With Back-to-Back Violence
The intersection sits on Milwaukee's North Side.
The violence comes even as citywide numbers have trended in a more encouraging direction. Milwaukee Police Department statistics through mid-2026 showed a 30% drop in homicides compared to the same period in 2025. Yet the department's own data reveals a stark gap in outcomes: officers solved 98% of homicides but cleared only 41% of non-fatal shootings, with Police Chief Jeffrey Norman noting that many non-fatal shootings stem from unresolved interpersonal disputes.
Milwaukee police are asking anyone with information about Thursday's shooting to call 414-935-7360. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or through the P3 Tips app.
