Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Teen, 17, Killed and Two Others Shot on West Rogers Street

A teenager was killed and two other teenagers were wounded in a shooting on Milwaukee's south side early on Sunday, November 1, Milwaukee police said.

The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. in the 600 block of West Rogers Street, near South 6th Street. All three victims were taken to a hospital. The oldest victim's injuries were described by police as non-fatal, and the youngest victim was also treated for gunshot wounds.

What police say happened

Milwaukee police told TMJ4 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the same basic account on Sunday. Shots were fired at about 1:30 a.m. on West Rogers Street. A 17 year old was shot and suffered life-threatening injuries, TMJ4 reported. The teen was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there.

Two other teenagers were shot in the same incident. A 15 year old and a 19 year old both went to a local hospital for treatment. The Journal Sentinel, citing the police department, described their gunshot wounds as non-fatal. TMJ4 reported that their conditions were unknown at the time of its report on Sunday morning.

The victims

Police released ages only. No names were released in either report on Sunday, and this story does not name any of the three teenagers. The 17 year old who died was pronounced deceased at the hospital, according to the police department account carried by the Journal Sentinel. The two wounded teenagers, 15 and 19, were treated at a local hospital.

The search for a suspect

Police said on Sunday that they are still looking for suspects and are investigating what led up to the shooting. TMJ4 reported that police are searching for at least one suspect. Neither report described a suspect, a vehicle, or an arrest, and police did not say what set off the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app. Both numbers were carried in the TMJ4 and Journal Sentinel reports.

What is not known yet

The first reports do not say where exactly on the block the shots were fired, whether the teenagers knew each other, or whether anyone else was present. They do not say how many shots were fired. Those details sit with detectives, who were still working the case on Sunday.

What is confirmed is this. At about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, in the 600 block of West Rogers Street on Milwaukee's south side, three teenagers were shot. One of them, a 17 year old, died at a hospital. Two others, 15 and 19, were wounded and treated. Police are asking the public for help finding who fired the shots.