Fatal shooting in Sheboygan Saturday night; 1 dead, 1 injured
2 teens shot, 1 dead in Sheboygan shooting
A Sheboygan teen was killed and another injured in a Saturday night shooting near 10th and Alabama, prompting an ongoing police investigation as neighbors react to the violence.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Two people were shot in Sheboygan on Saturday night, Jan. 17, and one of those people later died.
Shooting details
What we know:
According to the Sheboygan Police Department, at about 8 p.m. officers responded to a report of a shooting inside a home near 10th and Alabama involving multiple victims.
When officers got there, they found a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman who were both shot. Officers and emergency medical personnel immediately starting treating both victims.
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The 19-year-old was taken to Aurora Medical Center in Sheboygan where lifesaving efforts were made. However, he was pronounced dead.
The 18-year-old was taken to St. Nicholas Hospital for emergency care and later transferred to a hospital in Green Bay.
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The suspects left the scene before police arrived. The investigation is ongoing, and officers are actively working to identify all the people involved.
Preliminary information indicates that the people involved know each other and that this was an isolated incident. There was no known threat to the public, police said.
Neighbors concerned
What they're saying:
Neighbors said the violence was shocking in an area they consider typically quiet.
"It was just all police, and they were taping off the road, and they were like, ‘Please don’t, it’s a serious matter'. And to think of it literally happening two houses away from us, it makes you think," said Kristine, a longtime Sheboygan resident who didn't share her full name for safety reasons.
She said the shooting has left neighbors shaken.
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"It’s getting worse up here. You can’t even walk across the street to the gas station without locking your house now," she said.
Kristine urged those involved in violence to reconsider their actions.
"People need to stop their madness," she said. "There are better ways to deal with life than acting fools and shooting somebody."
Sheboygan police tips
What you can do:
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Sheboygan Police Department at 920-459-3333.
The Source: The Sheboygan Police Department sent FOX6 the information.