MCSO: Suspect arrested after allegedly firing shots, striking car in road rage incident on I-94
Updated: 11:22 a.m. on May 24, 2024
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office investigators say they've taken a 19-year-old Milwaukee man into custody in connection to the freeway shooting on I-94 W at Mitchell Boulevard Monday, May 20.
Officials say the shooting stemmed from a road rage conflict near W. National Avenue and Miller Park Way, between the suspect and another driver - a 25-year-old man with two other passengers in his vehicle.
The sheriff's office says the conflict continued onto the freeway, when the suspect allegedly fired shots at the victim's vehicle around 7:20 a.m. The vehicle was struck several times, but no one was injured.
The driver of the victim's vehicle got off the freeway and dialed 911.
A MCSO tactical unit served a search warrant at the suspect's south side home Friday morning and took him into custody without incident.
Officials say he's being held at the Milwaukee County Jail pending criminal charges.
Posted: 9:19 a.m. on May 20, 2024
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A shooting incident shut down the Stadium Interchange during the Monday morning commute.
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), just after 7:30 a.m., a driver called 911 dispatch reporting they had been involved in a road rage incident on city streets that carried over onto the freeway.
The driver was traveling westbound in the Stadium Interchange and said around 7:20 a.m., they heard gunfire come from another vehicle with which they had been involved in the prior incident.
The driver, according to MCSO, got off the highway and drove to the Milwaukee County Public Safety Building.
Officials learned the driver's vehicle was struck by gunfire multiple times.
The sheriff's office briefly closed the highway to look for physical evidence and investigate.
Bullet shell casings were found on the freeway in the search area.
Thankfully, the victim was not injured.
The incident remains under investigation.