A person of interest is in custody for the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old girl, Milwaukee police said Tuesday.
Police say they were called to the area of 13th and Hopkins around 8 p.m. on Monday for shots fired. Inside a nearby home they found the girl injured by one of the bullets. Despite medical efforts at the scene, she was pronounced dead.
It has been determined the shots were fired from outside the house, and that the girl was sitting with her family in the front part of the house.
Police have a 26-year-old Milwaukee man in custody. Charges are pending.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
