Milwaukee man, boy shot near 10th and Abert

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man and a 5-year-old boy are recovering after a Friday night shooting sent them to the hospital.

Police tape and evidence markers covered the street near 10th and Abert after the shooting, which happened around 9 p.m. 

"(Sounded) like a machine gun almost," a neighbor told FOX6 News. "Really frightening, so I just kind of stayed in the back of the house."

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Investigators said the 37-year-old man was shot while driving. Neighbors said a stay bullet hit the boy who was inside his home.

As Milwaukee police search for a shooter, neighbors said they fear for their safety; FOX6 is not identifying them. They don't know the victims and want the violence to end.

"We really need to stop. Whatever it’s all about, they need to stop and put the guns down," another neighbor said. "I really don’t know what the solution is in Milwaukee, but they just have to think it might be their family one time. They have to stop."

Anyone with information is asked to call MPD at 414-935-7360; to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 tips app.