20 injured in Milwaukee shootings after Bucks playoff game

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Twenty individuals had been injured in two shootings in downtown Milwaukee close to an leisure district the place 1000’s had been watching the Bucks play the Celtics in Sport 6 of the NBA’s Japanese Convention semifinals, authorities mentioned.

Not one of the accidents from both taking pictures after Friday evening’s recreation had been believed to be life-threatening.

The primary taking pictures, involving three victims, occurred adjoining to the Deer District — an leisure district with quite a few bars and eating places the place massive crowds usually assemble to look at main sporting occasions.

The Milwaukee Hearth Division mentioned authorities took two individuals to a hospital, a 30-year-old man and a 16-year-old lady, and a 3rd particular person drove to a hospital. Police mentioned a 29-year-old man was in custody.

Seventeen extra individuals had been injured in a second taking pictures about two hours later, which occurred just a few blocks away. Ten individuals had been taken into custody and 9 weapons had been recovered, WTMJ-TV reported.

There was no quick indication whether or not the 2 shootings had been associated or concerned followers who had been watching the sport.

Witnesses instructed WTMJ-TV that they noticed a combat exterior a bar following the basketball recreation.

Invoice Reinemann, a parking attendant at lot adjoining to Deer District, mentioned he heard gunshots however didn’t see anybody get shot or see the shooter in the course of the earlier taking pictures.

“It seemed like six to eight gunshots,” he mentioned “It was shut.”

After the pictures had been fired, scores of followers started working towards the Deer District, he mentioned.

Reinemann, who has labored the lot for 18 years, remained at his put up at the same time as fearful Bucks followers ran previous him.

“I sat in my chair right here the entire whereas,” he mentioned.

“The incident happened exterior of the Deer District space. We direct all inquiries to the Milwaukee Police Division,” Bucks spokesman Barry Baum mentioned.

Boston defeated Milwaukee within the recreation to drive a Sport 7 of the collection Sunday evening in Boston.

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This story has been up to date to appropriate the age of one of many individuals shot to 30, not 3.

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