GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay Police say they have one person in custody and continue to question other witnesses in connection to a shooting that happened shortly before 1 A.M Monday
A 25-year-old male was taken into custody hours after the shooting on Western Avenue.
A 23-year-old man was shot multiple times and was in serious condition at an area hospital. He has been released from surgery and is still receiving medical attention.
“We believe that in this shooting, the suspect and victim knew each other and it does not appear to be random.”
Green Bay Police have confirmed that this shooting is not connected to the shooting that occurred last week.
This is the 18th shooting in Green Bay this year.
“We don’t want any,” Warych said.
Green Bay Police say the public should not consider themselves in danger because the shooting does not appear to be random, but he knows that incidents like this put communities on edge.
“There is a lot of unintended victims when stuff like this happens,” Warych said. “All the people that live in the 1800 block of Western Avenue are probably afraid to walk down the street because this happened and we don’t want that.”
He says they need to look into what they can do to prevent incidents like this before they start.
Anyone with information is asked to call Green Bay Police at (920) 448-3208.
