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Six teenagers wounded in Milwaukee shooting after Juneteenth celebrations

Police said the shooting happened Monday afternoon, June 19, after the day's festivities had ended; one 17-year-old is in custody and officers are seeking additional suspects.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Jun 19, 2023, 9:06 p.m. ETWritten Aug 12, 2026, 1:42 a.m. ET
teenagers were wounded by gunfire in on the afternoon of Monday, June 19, 2023, after the city's Juneteenth celebrations had finished for the day, according to officials cited by CBS News. The injured figure of was stated by officials including Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, as reported by CBS News. Accounts of the location differ: CBS News reported the shooting on the city's Martin Luther King Drive, and also described it at the level of a , without a single agreed granularity. On the setting, CBS News reported that the Juneteenth celebrations had finished for the day and that the shooting came after the festivities were over, with Mayor Cavalier Johnson saying thousands of people had been celebrating. Officials have not released the identities of those wounded. Police responded. CBS News reported that a 17-year-old boy believed to have fired shots is in custody, and that Chief Norman said police are seeking additional suspects; no additional suspects have been identified. The case remains developing. Chief Norman said: "I know that there was no need for the males to get involved with firearms. So no matter what was going on with that little argument, firearm violence is not the way to solve that." He also said, "It was not worth what happened." Mayor Johnson said: "You don't pull out a gun and try to end somebody's life over something as simple and as meaningless as a petty disagreement." He added: "You don't have the right to steal the joy that this community felt today," and "You don't have the right to endanger babies in this community." The mayor also said: "I mean look, one person pulled out a gun and caused problems today after the festivities were over. Other than that, we had thousands and thousands and thousands of people here celebrating, bringing themselves together and having a sense of community. That's a powerful thing, that's the true story about what this day is."

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