Wednesday, July 22, 2020

2-year-old girl fatally shot near 106th and Daphne streets in Milwaukee

From JSOnline:

Genevieve Redsten
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



A 2-year-old girl was fatally shot near 106th and Daphne streets in Milwaukee Tuesday night, officials said.
A Milwaukee Fire Department medical team responded to the scene. After advanced life-saving measures by paramedics, the girl was determined deceased, fire officials said.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office said an autopsy for the girl is scheduled for Wednesday. 


In a news release, Milwaukee police said the shooting occurred at 7:23 p.m. on the 6600 block of North 105th Street and the circumstances that led to it are under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.
Several children have been victims of shootings this year. On May 21, a 12-year-old girl was injured by a bullet that entered her home on the north side. On June 5, a 2-year-old was hospitalized after getting hold of a gun and shooting himself.

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