Update: 4:15 p.m.
TODAY’S TMJ4 reports that according to a family member, the five-year-old boy discovered a gun in a couch inside the home and accidentally shot himself, dying before rescue crews could even get to the home.
Original story
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office says that a five-year-old boy has been shot and killed.
The shooting happened near the corner of North 45th Street and West Auer Avenue.
Police are investigating, with the autopsy scheduled for Wednesday.
This is the second five-year-old child to be shot and killed in Southeastern Wisconsin. Another five-year-old died by gunfire in Kenosha on Monday.
Check back for more details on this breaking story as they come in to us.