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Police investigate shooting of 7-year-old

Neighbors say a 7-year-old girl was shot after an altercation.

Police investigate shooting of 7-year-old

Neighbors say a 7-year-old girl was shot after an altercation.

WEBVTT MILWAUKEE POLICE AREINVESTIGATING A SHOOTINGINVOLVING A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD.BEN HUTCHISON IS LIVE ATAPPLETON AND KEEFE WITH THELATEST. BEN?>> NEIGHBORS SAY THATSEVEN-YEAR-OLD IS A LITTLE GIRLAND HER CONDITION IS UNKNOWNAFTER BEING SHOT BEHIND A HOMEACROSS THE STREET.THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OFOFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS ONTHE SCENE.THIS HAPPENED A LITTLE AFTER3:00 THIS AFTERNOON.THE MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENTCONFIRMS A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD WASSHOT.POLICE ARE ONLY SAYING THERE WASA FIGHT, THINGS ESCALATED ANDPEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL.WE TALKED TO A WOMAN WHOSE CHILDUSUALLY PLAYS WITH THE GIRL WHOWAS SHOT.>> PEOPLE JUST NEED TO PUT GUNSAWAY.WHEN KIDS ARE PLAYING, WHY OURGUNS OUT HERE?YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?THIS IS CRAZY.>> A LOT OF EMOTIONS AND TENSIONOUT HERE.POLICE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYEON THE NEIGHBORS.THERE'S BEEN SOME YELLING ANDPUSHING AND SHOVING.
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Police investigate shooting of 7-year-old

Neighbors say a 7-year-old girl was shot after an altercation.

Neighbors say a 7-year-old girl was shot after an altercation.

Neighbors say a 7-year-old girl was shot after an altercation.

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