As a Buck vs. Celtics game ended, there was a triple shooting in the entertainment district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There was another shooting shortly after that. Then, less than two hours later, another seventeen people were shot despite a massive police presence.
All gunshot victims are expected to survive. Five of the wounded are considered suspects. They are all males aged 20, 21, 28, 29, and 30.
There were seven female victims ages 16, 18, 18, 20, 26, 35, and 47. There are another nine male victims ages 15, 18, 20, 20, 23, 23, 30, 33, and 40.
Another six male suspects were arrested aged 19, 20, 20, 20, 23, and 24.
The Milwaukee police department censored the race of the suspects. However, the shootings appear to have involved Black street gangs. Milwaukee enacted an emergency curfew in the entertainment district.
This just happened near Fiserv Forum. @WISN12News is working to find out what happened. pic.twitter.com/K1EhJH3arF
— Patrick Paolantonio (@ppaolantonio) May 14, 2022
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Milwaukee, WI homicides:
1991: 165 (623k, 26.5 homicides per 100k) former record for highest rate
2019: 97 (580k, 16.7 per 100k) a four year low
2020: 190 (577k, 32.9 homicides per 100k) new record
2021: 205 (576k, 35.6 homicides per 100k) another new record