Police in Wisconsin are searching for a man they said shot two children who threw snowballs at the motorist’s passing car.
The Milwaukee Police Department announced in a chain of tweets on Monday that the shooting took place on Saturday evening at about 7:50 p.m. When authorities arrived, they found a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy both with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening.
Police said a group of children were playing and throwing snowballs at passing cars when an unknown individual responded with bullets.
A spokesman with the Milwaukee Police Department told the Washington Examiner that the suspect is a male and that investigators are not sure if there was anyone else in the car during the shooting.
“Preliminary investigation indicates both victims were with a group of juveniles throwing snowballs at cars passing by. One of the snowballs struck a white Toyota, no further description, and the driver of the auto fired shots into the group of kids striking the two victims,” police said.
Minutes later a 13-year-old Milwaukee male was found also suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Officers immediately applied first aide to both victims. Both are being treated at a local hospital.
— Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) January 6, 2020
The Milwaukee Police are requesting assistance with any information regarding this incident. Any information, please call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360, or call Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.
— Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) January 6, 2020
One of the children received a gunshot wound to the leg and backside, and the other was shot in the arm, according to the spokesman. Both children were being treated at a local hospital. Police are asking the public for “assistance with any information regarding this incident.”
