
Two Milwaukee police officerswere shot June 26after responding to a shots fired call, leaving one in critical condition and another with nonfatal injuries. Here's what you need to know: The shooting took place around 9:30 p.m. June 26 in an alley near North 24th Place and Garfield Avenue. No, the police have not named a suspect. While we don't know the names of the officers involved in the shooting, the officer in critical condition is 32 years old, and the officer with nonfatal injuries is 29. Both are men who work in Police District Two and have about six years of service each. In a press conference early Friday morning, Assistant Chief Nicole Waldner called the incident "this horrible thing that has once again happened to our city." She said the police department's staffing concerns, raised by the Milwaukee Police Association, the union representing rank-and-file officers, isn't to blame for the shooting. "I don't think that would have prevented anything today," she said. "Because what the problem is today and every time actually ... the problem is too many people have guns. I could put an officer on every single corner and it doesn't eliminate the number of guns in the hands of people that shouldn't have them all over the city." Mayor Cavalier Johnson called it a "sad day when officers are fired upon," adding that the shooter should "turn himself in." "Know that the men and women in this department, on this police force, they're gonna find you, they're going to arrest you and you're going to be brought to justice anyway," he said. This is at least the third time an officer has been shot in Milwaukee this year. Another officer wasshot earlier this month. Since 2018,five Milwaukee officers have been shot and killed, including Officer Peter Jerving,shot and killed in 2023. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:What to know about shooting that injured two Milwaukee police officers