Crime & Safety

2 Shot And Killed, Police Squad Rammed At The Scene: Report

Police say two men, 20 and 34, were shot by a suspect, and that both victims died from their injuries.

MILWAUKEE, WI — Police in Milwaukee are searching for the person responsible for shooting and killing two people late Thursday night. During the investigation, two officers were injured as a driver slammed into a parked police squad at the scene.

Milwaukee Police responded to a homicide in the 4200 block N. 27th Street that happened around 11:25 p.m. on March 15.

Police say two men, 20 and 34, were shot by a suspect, and that both victims died from their injuries. Police say they are still working to determine the circumstances that led up to the shooting, and that the investigation is ongoing and officers continue to seek the suspect.

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Police are also reporting that a few hours later, a driver crashed into a Milwaukee squad car at the scene. Two officers suffered non-life threatening injuries. The driver stayed on scene and will be cited.

Friday morning at 9 a.m., police learned that a third victim was injured in the shooting in the 4200 block of N. 27th Street. The male victim appeared at hospital with a serious gunshot wound. The police investigation is ongoing.

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