Authorities reopened the southbound lanes of Interstate 43 near the Marquette Interchange shortly after 3 p.m. Monday following a closure for a shots fired investigation. The roadway, including the High Rise Bridge, was closed from the interchange south to West Mitchell Street for about an hour. At one point, four deputies walked the stretch looking for clues of a shooting.A Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office spokesperson told WISN 12 NEWS there were no reports of anyone injured. "In the last nine days deputies pulled over more than 300 vehicles in the Marquette interchange in saturation patrols, cracking down on reckless and aggressive drivers, and providing a high visibility of marked squad cars," Sheriff Richard Schmidt said in a written statement. "We will continue to aggressively patrol I-43 in the high-incident areas. Road rage, reckless driving, and gun violence will continue to get our focused attention. Criminals don't listen to reason, just jail time. Enough!"Another portion of the same roadway was briefly closed a little more than a week ago after a shooting left two 20-year-old men badly wounded.Current traffic conditions are always available at WISN.com/traffic.

Authorities reopened the southbound lanes of Interstate 43 near the Marquette Interchange shortly after 3 p.m. Monday following a closure for a shots fired investigation.

The roadway, including the High Rise Bridge, was closed from the interchange south to West Mitchell Street for about an hour. At one point, four deputies walked the stretch looking for clues of a shooting.


A Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office spokesperson told WISN 12 NEWS there were no reports of anyone injured.

"In the last nine days deputies pulled over more than 300 vehicles in the Marquette interchange in saturation patrols, cracking down on reckless and aggressive drivers, and providing a high visibility of marked squad cars," Sheriff Richard Schmidt said in a written statement. "We will continue to aggressively patrol I-43 in the high-incident areas. Road rage, reckless driving, and gun violence will continue to get our focused attention. Criminals don't listen to reason, just jail time. Enough!"

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NOW — @MCSOSheriff deputies investigating reports of shots fired on I-43 SB. Freeway is closed from #Marquette interchange to Mitchell St. @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/rTG0tdFHdf — Ben Wagner (@WISN_Ben) November 26, 2018

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.@MCSOSheriff deputies looking for evidence on I-94 S/B at Lapham after someone reported shots fired on the freeway. According to the sheriffs office there are no reports of anyone being shot. Freeway is shut down southbound between Marquette interchange and Mitchell St. #WISN12 pic.twitter.com/qqqbvuzNE1 — Nick Bohr (@NickBohrWISN) November 26, 2018

Another portion of the same roadway was briefly closed a little more than a week ago after a shooting left two 20-year-old men badly wounded.

Current traffic conditions are always available at WISN.com/traffic.