Crime & Safety

3 Women Shot Overnight, 2 Expected to Survive

Milwaukee police are searching for a 32-year-old male suspect in a double shooting of two women on the north side late Monday night.

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are searching for a 32-year-old male suspect in a double shooting of two women on the north side late Monday night.

According to a report from FOX 6, Milwaukee police were called out to the area of 70th and Glenbook around 9:30 p.m. to investigate the shooting. Officers found two victims, 30-year-old Kortni Thornton and a 57-year-old woman, both suffering from gunshot wounds.

Thornton became unresponsive on scene and died from her injuries after life-saving efforts by first responders was unsuccessful in reviving her.

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Tuesday Morning Shooting

A woman in her mid-20s was transported to the hospital early Tuesday morning on a report of another shooting in Milwaukee.

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According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the shooting occurred around 3:30 AM in the area of S 11th Street and W Greenfield Avenue. Milwaukee police are attempting to identify a suspect in this shooting incident, according to a CBS 58 report.

The woman is expected to survive her injury.

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