Man arrested after domestic situation on Milwaukee's southwest side

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police make an arrest after a domestic situation on the city's southwest side early Sunday, December 27th.

Police say a woman's ex-boyfriend forced entry into her home near 99th and Oklahoma while armed with a handgun.

Officials say the the woman, also armed with a gun, exchanged gunfire and the male was struck.  The man then barricaded himself inside the home and officers were able to convince him to surrender.

Prior to being taken into custody, the man lit a fire inside the home.

The man was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The woman has been ordered into the District Attorney’s Office later this week for a charging decision.  MPD will present the case against the man to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the coming days.

No one else was hurt.