A 36-year-old was shot and killed near 24th Place and Capitol Drive on Milwaukee's north side Monday morning, police said. The victim suffered fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, and investigators have not released information about what led to the shooting.
Police said the shooting happened around 11:18 a.m., according to WISN. As reported by WTMJ, officers have not released any suspect information, and the circumstances that led to the shooting remain unknown. No further details about the victim have been made public.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360, or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS, or submit a tip through the P3 Tips app. Tips to Crime Stoppers can be made anonymously.
A Familiar Intersection
This is not the first deadly shooting at this corner of the north side. On May 3, a double shooting near the same intersection left 24-year-old Asonta Lamont James Woodley dead and a 25-year-old injured, per the same WISN report. Police said that earlier shooting happened around 3:20 p.m., with Woodley pronounced dead at the scene while the second victim was taken to a hospital. Investigators said at the time that the incident appeared to stem from an argument.
It is not clear whether the two shootings are connected in any way, and nothing in the record released so far ties them together beyond their shared location.
Citywide Numbers Paint a Mixed Picture
The fatal shooting comes as Milwaukee officials have been touting improvement in several violent crime categories this year. A release from the City of Milwaukee stated that most serious crime categories, including homicides, were down compared with the same period last year, according to the City of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that thefts were up 8%, from 5,182 to 5,572, and that homicides during the year's first nine months had dropped compared with the same stretch a year earlier, according to jsonline.com.
Police have not said whether Monday's shooting will factor into those year-end counts, and the investigation into the 36-year-old's death remains open. No further updates have been announced as authorities continue to seek information from the public.
