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Sheriff's Office looking for 24-year-old suspect wanted in connection with I-43 freeway shooting

Posted at 3:20 PM, Oct 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-01 22:30:51-04

MILWAUKEE --  Milwaukee County Sheriff’s detectives have released photos of the known suspect wantedin connection with the shooting on I-43 that occurred on Friday.

The suspect is Jonathan D. Perez-Perez, 24, of Milwaukee. The Sheriff's Office says he is 5’10”, and weighs 150 pounds.  The booking photos above are from February 2012.

The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. on southbound I-43 northwest of downtown and left one man injured.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the shooting caused a traffic jam more than 4.5 miles while authorities investigated.

The Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the county communications center at (414) 278-4788.