Shorewood Metro Market shooting; Milwaukee man reaches plea deal

SHOREWOOD, Wis. - A Milwaukee man charged in connection with a shooting outside the Shorewood Metro Market pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 11 to two counts of operator flee/elude officer. The accused was Patrick Key. 

The guilty plea was part of a deal that ended with the dismissal of a first-degree reckless injury charge. 

Key is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 16. 

Case details

Shorewood police say they were investigating a shooting that happened at Metro Market on Saturday, Sept. 17. Officers were called to the store around 6:45 p.m. Two males allegedly got into a fight, during which one of them shot the other in the arm.

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The suspected shooter was later arrested after a police chase. It ended with a crash near Bremen and North in Milwaukee – nearly three miles from the grocery store.

Police scene near Bremen and North, Milwaukee

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.