Officers Witness Drive-By Shooting, Make Arrest After Chase: Cops

WAUWATOSA, WI -- Police in Wauwatosa say officers on patrol witnessed a drive-by shooting, and managed to take the suspects into custody after a chase through the city.

At just after 3 p.m. Thursday, two Wauwatosa Police officers were driving in an unmarked squad near W. Hampton Ave. and N. 76th St. in Milwaukee when they saw a man fire a handgun from a moving vehicle toward a pedestrian.

According to reports, the officers followed the vehicle and radioed for additional squads when the driver fled an attempted traffic stop.

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Police in Wauwatosa said the suspects fled at a high rate of speed. Authorities said the high-speed chase stopped after the suspects crashed into a tree at the intersection of 50th St. and W. Auer Ave. Following the vehicle pursuit, and a foot chase, the two men were arrested and the handgun was recovered.

Police said the apparent target of the shooting has yet to come forward. Patch will follow this story as more information about the incident is made public.

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