Shots fired, possible injuries in downtown Milwaukee during Bucks’ NBA championship celebration
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More than a dozen shots were fired in downtown Milwaukee around 12:45 a.m. local time in the midst of the Bucks’ championship celebration early Wednesday morning.
As of 1 a.m. local time, three people could be seen handcuffed on Juneau Ave.
A Milwaukee police officer at the scene told a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter “we probably have some injuries.” The incident was captured by a local television station.
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Police, in an email sent just after 4:30 a.m., said three people were injured in simultaneous shootings at 12:42 a.m.
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A 19-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were injured in a shooting. Both had injuries that were not life-threatening.
A 22-year-old man who was shot arrived at a hospital and had injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
Police said the circumstances that lead to the shootings are under investigation. No other information was released by police.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Shots fired, three injured in downtown Milwaukee during Bucks’ NBA championship celebration