MPD: 2 dead after police chase ends in crash on Milwaukee’s north side

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Two people, including a teen, died and several others were injured following a police pursuit that ended in a crash Wednesday, April 30 near 13th Green Bay, according to Milwaukee police.

The situation began around 10:35 p.m. when officers responded to a suspicious vehicle near Hackett and Downer. The vehicle reportedly fled when police attempted a traffic stop.

The chase ended when the fleeing vehicle crashed into another vehicle at the intersection.

Three occupants of the second vehicle, ages 24 and 25, were treated at the scene. Two passengers in the fleeing vehicle, including a 17-year-old, were later pronounced dead at a hospital.

A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized and arrested.

Police recovered two firearms. Charges are pending.

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