Police investigate two shootings overnight Saturday into Sunday
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police are investigating two shooting incidents that occurred late Saturday night, August 24th and early Sunday morning, August 25th -- one of them fatal.
The first occurred just after 11:00 p.m. Saturday in the 6500 block of W. Chambers Street.
Police say a 34-year-old man was injured and taken to the hospital following a shooting that police believe was robbery related.
No one is in custody in connection with this shooting.
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Police are also investigating a shooting that occurred around midnight.
Police say a 33-year-old man was shot and killed in the 1200 block of E. Kane Place, on the city's East Side.
Pam Thompson heard the gunshots late Saturday night.
"I heard the shots in the house. My grandbaby in the house too, so we all ducked down," Thompson said.
Neighbors say the 33-year-old victim was sitting in the alleyway next to his home, enjoying the evening when the suspect came at him.
"The guys jumped out of the SUV and ran in the back and just shot him straight point blank," Thompson said.
Neighbors say there was one shooter and three people in a vehicle waiting for him.
"I came to the front room, saw one person run this way and get into a black SUV parked right here across the street. He looks like he was so confused, and couldn't get into it. The guy finally did get into the truck and they burned rubber west," Laura Stolz said.
Neighbors estimate the man was shot approximately five times in the head/face. They say the victim lived alone and kept to himself.
"It's a tragedy because nothing ever happened on this block, and everyone was like, shocked that it happened. It's sad," Thompson said.
No one is in custody in connection with this shooting.
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Milwaukee police were on the scene of another fatal shooting on Sunday afternoon, August 25th.
Police said a 16-year-old was shot and killed near 77th and Winfield.
These latest shooting incidents come on the heels of three shootings that occurred Friday night into Saturday (August 23rd and August 24th).
At 10:15 p.m. Friday, a 34-year-old man was shot while walking with an acquaintance near 11th and Center.
It is not clear at this time what the motive of the shooting was.
The victim is in serious but stable condition at a hospital.
At 11 p.m. Friday, a 33-year-old man was shot just south of 39th and Hampton during what he described as a robbery attempt.
He suffered a non-life-threatening injury and stated initially that he was in the area to buy drugs when he was shot.
Shortly after midnight, a 21-year-old woman was shot while standing outside of a bar near Congress and Appleton Ave.
The woman does not appear to be the target of the shooting, which occurred during some kind of altercation outside of the bar.
She suffered a non-life-threatening injury.