Police: Shooting victim involved in crash near Sherman and Hampton

MILWAUKEE -- A shooting victim was involved in a crash Monday evening, April 1 near Sherman and Hampton in Milwaukee.

The shooting took place just after 5:30 p.m. near 50th and Congress, where a 27-year-old man was shot in the stomach.

Police say the victim, along with several other people, confronted another person regarding an on-going dispute. As the dispute escalated, the victim and his associates began to drive away in a car. The suspect fired multiple gunshots into the victim’s car.

The victim, a 27-year-old man, received a non-life threatening gunshot injury.

The driver of the victim’s car lost control of the vehicle and collided with two other vehicles at the intersection of Sherman and Hampton.

There were no injuries from the accident.

The victim was taken to a local hospital by a friend.