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(Trends Wide) — Six teens were shot after a Juneteenth celebration outside downtown Milwaukee Monday, police said.
The Milwaukee Police Department responded around 4:21 p.m. near Rose Park after four women and two men ages 14 to 19 were injured by gunfire, Police Chief Jeffrey B. Norman said during a conference press. The injuries were not life-threatening, he added.
Police say they believe the shooting stemmed from a fight between the teens.
A 17-year-old man is believed to be a suspect and is among the injured, Norman said. Police say they are continuing to investigate and identify other possible suspects.
“Milwaukee, what is happening with our children?” Norman said. He added that he has been a part of the Juneteenth celebration for eight years and has never seen violence like this.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson called the incident “totally unacceptable” and explained that there were thousands of people in the area at the time.
“Then shots were fired, and I looked up and I saw a girl limping on one leg and another girl was shot on the ground,” a witness told Trends Wide affiliate TMJ4 News.
The incident in Wisconsin follows another mass shooting in Willowbrook, Illinois, over the weekend during a June 16 celebration. That shooting left one person dead and 22 others injured.
— Trends Wide’s Kelly Murray contributed to this story.
