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Shots fired near Marquette campus, no injuries

By FOX6 News Digital Team
Updated  December 9, 2021 5:47am CST
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MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened Thursday, Dec. 9 near 24th and Wells. It happened around 4 a.m. 

No injuries were reported. The Milwaukee Police Department is now investigating.

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