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17 injured and 10 arrested after a shooting in downtown Milwaukee

2022-05-14T23:49:51.111Z


According to authorities, nine firearms were found at the scene. Among the injured is a 15-year-old boy. The shooting occurred near the site of an NBA basketball game.


A shooting left 17 people injured Friday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following an NBA basketball game in the city.

According to the authorities, the shooting began at 11:09 pm (local time) a few blocks from the Fiserv Forum sports center, where thousands of fans attended the game between the Bucks and the Celtics.

The injured are between the ages of 15 to 47 years.

"All victims are expected to survive," police said in a statement.

Authorities respond to a shooting in Milwaukee that left 17 people injured. Milwaukee NBC affiliate.

So far 10 people are in custody and local police announced that nine firearms were recovered at the scene.

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The shooting left chaotic images outside the Deer District, the home stadium of the Milwaukee Bucks in the center of the city, an area of ​​bars and restaurants where hundreds of basketball fans were seen running for safety.

Several witnesses told the WTMJ station, an affiliate of our sister network NBC News, that they heard several shots and others said they witnessed a fight outside a bar.

"I had to run and go over five people when I heard the shots. This year they shot me in the leg and I didn't want them to hit me again, that really burns," a passerby who identified herself with her given name, Tiffany.

"We came out of the Punch Bowl and everyone started running. There was a stampede, people running through the bushes, hats and shoes on the ground and drinks spilled everywhere," Brittany Bergstrom told FOX 6.

According to local press reports, this was the third shooting in two hours on Friday night.

Three people were injured in a shooting at 9:15 pm and a 20-year-old man was injured with a firearm at 10:30 pm.



Source: telemundo

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