Driver injured in freeway shooting; all eastbound I-94 lanes reopen after 2-hour closure

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 were shut down in Milwaukee for two hours after a driver was injured in a shooting Sunday evening.

The shooting was reported around 7:35 p.m. near the 25th Street off-ramp, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's department said. Freeway lanes reopened shortly before 9:30 p.m.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said the injured driver has been hospitalized.

Contact Elliot Hughes at elliot.hughes@jrn.com or 414-704-8958. Follow him on Twitter @elliothughes12.

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