Three dead, 20 injured in weekend shootings in Milwaukee, including 9 injured in one incident

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson called the violent weekend the city experienced "entirely unacceptable" after several shootings left at least three people dead and 20 injured from early Friday to late Sunday.

Johnson pleaded for people to "step up in ways that will help stop the bloodshed."

“Gun violence over the past weekend is entirely unacceptable in this city," Johnson said in a statement. "My thoughts are with the shooting victims, their friends and their families."

Nine people were injured in a shooting late Saturday night in the 1400 block of W. Burnham St. in Milwaukee, police said.

Six males and 3 females between the ages of 16 and 42 were injured in the shooting that took place just before midnight. All the victims are expected to survive, police said.

On Sunday night, a 22-year-old Milwaukee man was taken into custody regarding the shooting and a firearm has been recovered. The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

On Sunday, a quadruple shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of W. Mitchell Street, according to police.

The victims — a 29-year-old woman and three men, ages 19, 22 and 26 — were taken to a hospital and treated for "serious" injuries, police said.

The 22-year-old man was taken into custody in connection to the incident, police said. Charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, and the investigation is ongoing.

The city saw three fatal shootings over the weekend, two of which took place early Saturday morning.

In the first, a 21-year-old man died in a shooting that took place on the 1100 block of N. Water Street.

In the second, around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, a 17-year-old girl was killed and another 17-year-old girl was injured in a double shooting on the 4400 block of W. Hampton Ave. The second victim is expected to survive, according to police.

The 17-year-old girl is the 17th child to die by homicide in Milwaukee this year.

Around 9:45 p.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of W. Bruce, a 56-year-old Milwaukee man was fatally shot, police said. Police are seeking unknown suspects.

Anyone with information on these shootings is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414)224-Tips/ or P3 Tips.

“I insist our criminal justice system fully prosecute and punish those responsible for this violence," Johnson said in the statement. "I am directing our Office of Violence Prevention to take every reasonable step to educate, intervene and mediate so that we can reduce the gun violence here."

Johnson pleaded with parents, neighbors, teachers, preachers and mentors to "step up in ways that will help stop the bloodshed."

He added that leaders and legislators "must take a renewed look at our gun laws to decrease the likelihood that guns end up in the hands of people who should not have them.”

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