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A manhunt is underway for a Milwaukee driver who supposedly shot 2 children after they threw snowballs at passing cars on Saturday.
The Milwaukee Police Department said they reacted to a shooting on the 6100 block of West Birch St around 7: 50 p.m., where they found a 12- year-old lady and 13- year-old boy suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
Officers used very first aid to the victims, who are being dealt with at an area hospital. A manhunt is underway for the motorist of a white Toyota, who left the scene of the criminal offense, according to authorities.
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A manhunt is underway for a Milwaukee chauffeur who presumably shot two kids after they tossed snowballs at passing automobiles on Saturday.
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“Preliminary examination indicates both victims were with a group of juveniles throwing snowballs at vehicles going by,” Milwaukee Police composed on Twitter. “Among the snowballs struck a white Toyota, no further description, and the motorist of the auto fired shots into the group of kids striking the two victims.”
Regional local stated she heard the shooting and stated the chauffeur needs to “turn himself in.”
” It resembled boom, boom, boom, boom all in succession,” she informed FOX 6 Milwaukee” Do you actually require to shoot somebody since they shot a snowball? “
Back in December, the town of Wausau, Wis.– located approximately 200 miles northwest of Milwaukee– was considering passing an ordinance which would lift a decades-old ban on throwing snowballs. The 1962 restriction was made to restrict the throwing of rocks and other items that could trigger harm on public home, and snowballs were positioned into that category.
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The Wausau Cops Department posted a video of Deputy Chief Matt Barnes back in December, describing the ordinance was “put in location for a great reason … it’s for the security of our community”– as policemans tossed snowballs behind him.
The department said they issued citations about 10 times in the last 15 years, with 2 cases including tossing snowballs at moving automobiles.
” There’s regulations like this throughout the United States. To individuals in our neighborhood: an enjoyable snowball battle is a fun snowball fight, which’s not something we enforce this ordinance with,” the deputy authorities chief said.
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The Milwaukee Authorities Department said anyone with more details on the alleged shooting need to call them at 414-935-7360, or Milwaukee Crim
