16-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot In Milwaukee

Milwaukee WI

03 January, 2022

11:21 AM

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MILWAUKEE, WI — A 16-year-old girl died in a local hospital after being shot in Milwaukee on Sunday, the Milwaukee Police Department said. The teen was shot in the 5100 block of West Capitol Avenue about 10:25 p.m., police said in a statement. The girl was severely injured at the scene and was pronounced dead after being rushed to a local hospital, police added. The shooting happened while a business was being robbed, and the shooter was not known, police said. The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating. Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call police at 414-935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or through the P3 Tips App.