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Shooting victim pulled out of water in Washington Park

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Posted at 10:00 PM, Mar 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-17 23:01:07-04

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Fire Department pulled a shooting victim's body out of the Washington Park lagoon around 9:00 Tuesday night.

Milwaukee police said that they responded to reports of gunfire near Washington Park at 8:29 p.m. Tuesday. They discovered the body was in the water. The Fire department was called and recovered the victim who was pronounced dead on the scene.

The victim is an unidentified male in his 20's.

Anyone with information is urged to contact MPD at (414) 935-7360 or Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS.

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