Two 18-year-olds were shot in Milwaukee on Tuesday morning and taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The shooting happened around 11:40 a.m., and police say both victims are expected to survive.
The exact location of the shooting is described differently across local reports. According to FOX6 News Milwaukee, the shooting happened near Fond du Lac and Hampton, where the outlet's crews saw a large police presence near 60th and Hampton, just a few blocks away. CBS 58, however, reported that police placed the shooting near North 68th Street and West Hampton Avenue, quoting police as saying, “The Milwaukee Police Department said the shooting happened around 11:40 a.m. near North 68th Street and West Hampton Avenue.”
Both victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police cited in the CBS 58 report. The station also noted that the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation, and that police have not identified any suspects.
Scene Included Taped-Off City Bus
At the scene, FOX6 crews reported that an MCTS bus had been taped off near a bus stop as part of the investigation. The Milwaukee Police Department sent shooting information to FOX6 crews, who went to the scene to document the police response.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or submit a tip through the P3 Tips app, per the FOX6 report.
Area Has Seen Previous Shootings
The Fond du Lac and Hampton area has been the site of other shootings in recent memory. A Tuesday, June 13, shooting near Fond du Lac and Hampton left a 20-year-old Milwaukee man with a minor injury, and he was taken to the hospital, according to a separate FOX6 News Milwaukee report, which noted that no arrests had been made at the time.
Separately, on June 15, 2025, a double shooting in the 6500 block of West Fond du Lac Avenue injured a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old, according to Urban Milwaukee. Police said at the time that the investigation was ongoing but that the shooting may have been related to road rage. TMJ4 reported that both victims in that case were expected to survive.
Citywide data on nonfatal shootings and homicides is tracked by the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, which operates a dashboard refreshed at least monthly, according to the Medical College of Wisconsin. The commission's dashboards are produced in collaboration with the Milwaukee Police Department, the college notes.
