MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas to is planning to hold a news conference on Friday after a bunker is found with weapons and other ammunition near Estabrook Park.
Investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies discovered the bunker Wednesday morning.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the area by Capitol and Humboldt along the Milwaukee River at 7:41 a.m. Wednesday where they received a report of shots fired. They took a man into custody at the scene, located across from TODAY’S TMJ4. A surveillance camera at the station captured his arrest.
Deputies also came across two shelters on the West Bank of the Milwaukee River. They believe the suspect used the encampment.
On Wednesday, TODAY'S TMJ4 saw dozens of items marked as evidence and later watched as deputies carried guns, ammunition, and a bow and arrows out of the woods.
UWM leases the land from Milwaukee Area Technical College, which owns the property, but doesn't use it.
The university told TODAY'S TMJ4 police are constantly patrolling the lot and that they haven’t received any complaints.
The news conference will be at 10:45 a.m. on Friday. You can watch it live on our Facebook page and in your app. Stay with TODAY'S TMJ4 as we follow the latest developments.
