MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee police say an officer shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy who allegedly had a semi-automatic handgun.
According to a police news release, two officers responded to an alert from a gunfire location system at about 4:50 p.m. Friday and they stopped a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy.
Police say an officer ended up shooting the 15-year-old, who they say had a semi-automatic handgun. The teen ran but police found him and arrested him. The 16-year-old was also arrested.
Police didn’t immediately release any details on what led to the shooting.
The teen was taken to a local hospital and was in stable condition as of Friday evening.
Police say the 42-year-old officer with 13 years of service wasn’t injured and was placed on administrative duty, per protocol.
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