Man in his 20s shot in the chest near 51st & Hampton; police quickly arrest homicide suspect

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police have arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that occurred on Sunday morning, January 4th.

Police say a man in his 20s was shot in the chest near 51st and Hampton.

The victim was dropped off at St. Joseph's Hospital. He died around noon.

Officers were able to track the suspect's footprints to a home near 49th and Glendale. They found the suspect hiding in a back room, and the firearm in a bedroom under a mattress.