MILWAUKEE — A 30-year-old is dead and a 5-year-old child was injured after a shooting near Layton and Pierce in Milwaukee on Thursday.
The busy intersection near Mitchell Park sat empty Thursday afternoon. All that was there was a black SUV littered with bullet holes and surrounded by evidence markers.
Milwaukee police say it happened around 4:30 p.m. The 30-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 5-year-old was transported to a local hospital and is in critical, but stable condition.
A man, who wants to remain anonymous, was riding his bike in the area when he heard the shots ring out and rushed over to help.
"I was just in shock like, woah, that just happened in like point-5 seconds," the witness told TMJ4.
He says he saw a car drive up to the black SUV, fire shots and quickly drive away.
"Next thing you know [the man] collapsed out of his car, I rode my bike straight to the person. I just ran up and helped, that's all I could think about, was just helping out."
He was in the middle of tending to the man who was hit when he was told there was a child in the backseat.
"I ran around the car to make sure that the kid was okay," the witness recalled. "He got shot in his nose, like on his left nostril and then he started bleeding bad."
Police are investigating what led up to the shooting and are seeking unknown suspects.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
MPD statement:
Milwaukee Police are investigating a double shooting that occurred on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, at approximately 4:28 p.m., on the 700 block of S. Layton Blvd. A 30-year-old driver was traveling northbound on Layton Blvd., stopped at the intersection of S. Layton Blvd. and W. Pierce St., when the suspect vehicle pulled up and fired multiple shots into the vehicle striking the victims. The driver was conveyed to a local hospital however, succumbed to the injuries sustained. A 5-year-old passenger was conveyed to a local hospital for treatment of serious gunshot injuries. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Milwaukee Police continue to seek unknown suspect(s).
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
Editor's note: Police initially reported the victim was 7 years old but clarified in an update they are 5 years old.
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