MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) – A suspect is in custody after a report of shots being fired near the campus of Marquette University. Police say it happened just after 3:30 yesterday afternoon near 20th and Wisconsin.
The suspect was arrested about 90-minutes later at the nearby Grand Haven Senior Apartments. Police haven’t identified the man who was led away in handcuffs. He reportedly was suffering from a mental health issue.
The incident resulted in several university buildings, including the Child Care Center, being locked down. Marquette University sent out a campus-wide twitter alert that said: “SAFETY ALERT shots fired reported near 520 n 20th. Stay out of the 500 block of 19th street and 500 block of 20th street”.
The MetroSource news wire contributed to this report.
