Shootings During Milwaukee NBA Finals Celebrations Wound 3

Shootings During Milwaukee NBA Finals Celebrations Wound 3
Fireworks explode over fiserv forum after the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA basketball finals to win the NBA Championship in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 20, 2021. Jeffrey Phelps/AP Photo
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MILWAUKEE—Two shootings left three people wounded in downtown Milwaukee early Wednesday as crowds celebrated the Milwaukee Bucks’ first NBA championship in 50 years, police said.

The shootings happened about 12:42 a.m. at two locations near Water Street, police said in a statement. TV station WISN had a reporter broadcasting from the scene when multiple shots were heard, prompting people to flee.