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Milwaukee police investigating paintball attacks near Riverwest

Posted at 1:49 PM, Nov 20, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-20 14:49:39-05

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating injuries to a person who appeared to be struck by a paintball in the Riverwest neighborhood.

Police were called to the 500 block of East Meinecke Avenue around 2:30pm on Tuesday afternoon.

The victim said he was outside when he heard a soft popping sound and felt pain.

He saw suspects holding what appeared to be a paintball gun.

Police received another call from a citizen who saw a Facebook post of people shooting paintballs in the Riverwest.

The second caller was not a victim.

Nobody has been arrested and Milwaukee Police are continuing their investigation.