MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to come to Milwaukee on Thursday, October 17th.

This will be the vice president’s sixth visit to the dairy state since she became the Democratic presidential nominee.

Harris will attend a campaign event in Milwaukee before traveling to LaCrosse and Green Bay. The Harris-Walz campaign has not specified exact locations or times.

Harris will then travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The vice president’s visit Thursday will follow Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s visits to Wisconsin on Monday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 47-year-old person was fatally shot at a youth flag football game Saturday in Milwaukee, according to the city council’s president.

Milwaukee Common Council President José Pérez said in a statement that a person was killed during a game in his district.

Milwaukee police confirmed a 47-year-old with a gunshot wound was transported to a local hospital around 1 p.m. and died. Officers arrested a 37-year-old in connection with the shooting but later said the person was no longer considered a suspect.

Police did not release further details or any potential motive for the attack.

“The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation,” Milwaukee police said.

Milwaukee Public Schools said the district would provide resources to students in need of support when school starts Monday.

“Milwaukee we MUST do better for ourselves, our children, and neighbors for the future of our city,” Pérez said in a statement.

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Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing her presidential campaign back to Milwaukee.

Harris will return to Wisconsin’s largest city Thursday as the race with former President Donald Trump reaches its final weeks. It will be her sixth visit to the battleground state, and her third stop in Milwaukee County. She launched her presidential campaign here in late July with a rally in West Allis.

The campaign stop comes as Harris is locked in a tight race with Trump. In the latest Marquette University Law School poll released earlier this month, she maintained a four-point lead over Trump, within the poll’s margin of error. Among both registered and likely voters, it was 52% for Harris and 48% for Trump.

Harris’ last campaign stop in Milwaukee was at Fiserv Forum in August when she appeared with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, during the second night of the Democratic National Convention.

She has also held rallies in Eau Claire, Madison and Ripon.

Trump was most recently in Wisconsin last Sunday for a rally in Juneau, which was his fourth event in the swing state in just nine days.