Boy, 4, Shot 3 Times; Sheriff Calls Violence 'Horrific'

MILWAUKEE, WI — As police in Milwaukee search for suspects in a weekend triple shooting that killed a 28-year-old man and left a four-year-old with three gunshot wounds, Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmitt says Milwaukee's violence levels have reached "horrific levels."

Schmidt said in a prepared statement Monday morning:"The cries and broken hearts of Milwaukee families due to gun violence is heartbreaking. We need more than a verbal condemnation of murders, we need a serious, concerted law enforcement intervention. Chief Morales, citizens of Milwaukee, I am sending you our best."

Schmidt is announcing a cooperative initiative with the Milwaukee Police Department to combat violent crime in the inner city and getting illegal guns off the streets.

There have been 76 homicides in Milwaukee County this year, 73 of which occurred in the City of Milwaukee. Children, young people, and adults were targets or caught in the crossfire of the uncivilized behavior of the criminal element.

Sunday Night's Shooting

Police in Milwaukee responded to the area of 10th Street and Burleigh just before 8:30 p.m. on a report of a triple shooting.

According to police reports, when officers arrived at the reported incident location, they learned that medics rushed a four-year-old boy and 14-year-old boy to the hospital. A 28-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds and died at the scene.

According to police, the four-year-old is alive, but not before he suffered three gunshot wounds. The 14-year-old boy, police say, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say that no arrests have been made related to what they're calling an ongoing dispute.

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