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Man fatally shot, teen wounded after 2-year-old hit, killed in Milwaukee

Posted at 7:51 PM, Apr 12, 2015
and last updated 2015-04-12 21:51:12-04

MILWAUKEE – Police are investigating an incident that reportedly began as a fatal accident and then turned into a double shooting in Milwaukee Sunday.

According to FOX 13 News sister station FOX 6, police were called to the 4600 block of North 48th Street Sunday around 5 p.m., where a 2-year-old child reportedly ran out into the street and was struck by a vehicle.

FOX 6 reports the driver, a 41-year-old man, remained at the scene. Police tell FOX 6 that later the driver and a 15-year-old boy who was a passenger in the vehicle were shot, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The teen was treated at a hospital.

So far no one has been taken into custody, and it was not clear who fired at the driver and teen or what caused the situation to escalate into a shooting.

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