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THE PURSUING OFFICER CHASED THE SUSPECT, AND AS THE SUSPECT MADE AN EXAGGERATED MOVE TO REACH FOR AN UNKNO OBJECT, THE OFFICER BELIEVES THE SUBJECT HAD A WEAPON AND FIRED AT THE SUSPECT. SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING A 41-YEAR-OLD MILWAUKEE MAN WHO WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. BE IT ALL UNFOLDED OVERNIGHT NEAR 26TH AND WEST AUER AVENUE. THAT’S WHERE 12 NEWS’ CHERNEY AMHARA LEADS OFF OUR BIG STORY COVERAGE. CHERNE PEOPLE ARE UPSET BECAUSE POLICE SHOT SOMEONE THEY WERE NOT CHASING AFTER. THAT SOUND OF POLICE CHASING AFTER A SPEEDING CAR AROUND 1:00 SUNDAY MORNING GOT MORRIS VIRGIL’S ATTENTIO HE EXPECTED TO HEAR A SCREECHING STOP BUT POLICE DIDN’T SHOOT THE DRIVER CHIEF ALFONSO MORALES TELLS 12 NEWS THE 22-YEAR-OLD BACKED IN SQUAD CAR AND RAN INTO A NEARBY HOUSE. WHEN OFFICERS FOLLOWED, THEY SAY HE REACHED FOR SOMETHING POLIC THOUGHT WAS A WEAPON. AND AN OFFICER FIRED, HITTING ANOTHER MAN INSIDE THE HOM ITS NOT CLEAR IF THE DRIVER KNEW THE VICTIM. BUT ONE NEIGHBOR, WHO DIDN’T WANT HIS FACE SHOWN, BELIEVES POLICE ARE IMPULSIVE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY TRIED TO PULL A GUN OUT ON EVERYBODY OVER HERE. CHERNEY: VIRGIL SAYS THE BLAME SHOULDN’T JUST BE WITH POLICE, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO PUT OTHERS IN DANGER. >> ITS TOO MANY ANGRY PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES THERE HAS TO BE SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF KEEPING COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM. CHERNEY: IN MILWAUKEE, CHERNEY AMHARA, WISN 12 NEWS BE OFFICERS ARRESTED THE DRIVER THEY WERE CHASING. POLICE SAY THE MAN THE OFFICER SHOT HAS NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THAT OFFICER IS A 27-YEAR-OLD WITH A YEAR AND A HALF ON THE FORCE. HE’S ON ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY TONIGHT. 12 NEWS ASKED MILWAUKEE POLICE SEVERAL MORE QUESTIONS, INCLUDING IF THE SUSPECT ENDED UP HAVING A GUN, IF THERE IS ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SUSPECT AND THE MAN SHOT, AND IF OFFICERS FOLLWED PROPER PROTOCOL. A SPOKESPERSON DID NOT ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, SAYING THEY WILL BE ANSWERED IN A COMMUN

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An officer-involved shooting investigation is underway in Milwaukee.Officials said it happened about 1:15 a.m. Sunday near North 26th Street and West Auer Avenue.Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales held a news conference near the scene to release preliminary information about the shooting.He said it started as a police chase near North 27th and West Townsend streets when an officer attempted to stop a speeding driver.The driver led officers on a chase and struck one cruiser when he backed into it, Morales said.The chase ended in the 3200 block of North 26th Street.Morales said the driver then got out of the car and ran into a house.The officer followed and Morales said the 22-year-old male driver made a quick movement toward the officer and appeared to reach for something.The 27-year-old officer told investigators he believed the man was armed, and the officer fired at the man."The pursuing officer chased the suspect, and as the suspect made an exaggerated movement, appeared to reach for an unknown object, the officer believed the subject had a weapon and fired at the suspect, subsequently striking a 41-year-old Milwaukee man who was in close proximity," Morales said. The victim was not the intended target of the officer who fired the shot. The driver was not hit and was taken into custody.Police said a weapon was not recovered at the scene.It's not clear if the driver knew the victim or if the victim was connected to the chase. One neighbor, who did not wish to be identified, said he believes police are impulsive in his neighborhood."They try to basically try to pull the gun out on everybody over here. I don't know what they scared of," the man said. Morris Virgil, who lives in the area, said the blame shouldn't just be with police but also with those who put others in danger."It’s too many angry people on both sides," Virgil said. “There's got to be solutions instead of keep compounding the problems."The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.He is expected to be OK.The officer who shot the victim has been with the department for 1 1/2 years.His name was not released.Morales said the 27-year-old officer was placed on paid administrative duty while the department determines whether he followed procedure in his use of deadly force.He was not injured.The names of the shooting victim and the man who was arrested were also not released.Only one shot was fired.The police department will not release any other information about the shooting until after 45 days.Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app or our email newsletters. Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube