MILWAUKEE — One person is dead after a shooting led to a crash on Milwaukee's northwest side, sending a car flying into the playground of a daycare on Friday morning.
Milwaukee police said the chaos unfolded after an unknown person fired shots near 37th and Ruby just after 10 a.m. on Friday, causing panic for those nearby, including the driver of a black SUV, which sped away to get out of the area.
In doing so, the SUV ran a stop sign and collided with a white SUV near 35th and Hopkins, sending both vehicles barreling toward a nearby playground. The daycare owner told TMJ4’s Mariam Mackar off camera that no children were outside when the crash happened, just 15 minutes before their scheduled playground time.
A 61-year-old passenger in the white car died in the crash. A 23-year-old woman in the other vehicle was arrested, while several others from that car fled the scene by jumping into another vehicle.
“This is just something that we hear pretty much every single day, I have school aged children in the home and they're like ducking on the floor, going in the basement so that they stay away from the bullets,” a neighbor who lived near the crash site said. She asked we not name her for safety concerns.
Investigators spent several hours in the area Friday, before both cars were towed from the scene. Police said that no other injuries were reported in the crash or the gunfire that led to the crash.
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office in the crash, while police are still looking for the people who fled from the black SUV.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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