Four-year-old boy among eight victims of weekend gun violence in Milwaukee

Jesse Garza | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Show Caption Hide Caption Scene of a shooting Sunday leaving one dead and two wounded, including 4-year-old The scene of a fatal shooting Sunday at North 10th and West Burleigh streets in Milwaukee that left one dead and two wounded, including 4-year-old.

A 4-year-old boy was among the victims of weekend gun violence in Milwaukee that killed three men and wounded five people, police said Monday.

The 4-year-old and another boy, 14, were wounded in a triple shooting that killed a 28-year-old man about 8:15 p.m. Sunday at North 10th and West Burleigh streets.

The shootings stemmed from an ongoing dispute that led to one or more assailants firing multiple gunshots at a group of people that included small children, police said.

Police continued to search for suspects Monday.

About 5:20 p.m. Sunday, police responded to another fatal shooting in the 3100 block of North 20th Street. A 40-year-old man was fighting with another person when someone shot him, police said. He died at the scene and no arrests have been reported.

About 2 a.m. Sunday, a man was found shot to death in a yard in the 3900 block of North 76th Street, according to police, who have reported no arrests in his killing.

Police also responded to three non-fatal shootings late Sunday and early Monday.

A 17-year-old boy was shot about 10:45 p.m. near 7100 W. Brentwood Ave. Police said two people were fighting when one of them armed himself with a gun.

A 28-year-old man was shot about 11:15 p.m. near 2500 N. 8th St. The victim said he was walking in the area when he heard several gunshots being fired by an unknown person. He then realized that he was shot. The Milwaukee Fire Department treated him and took him to a hospital.

And about 1:29 a.m. Monday, a 29-year-old man arrived at a hospital suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot injury. The victim said he was confronted in the area of 1600 W. National Ave., where the assailant shot him.

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Those killed over the weekend were not identified Monday, though police did release the identities of a man and woman killed in separate shootings Wednesday and Thursday.

Robert D. Taylor, 41, was killed and two men, ages 47 and 48, were wounded shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday when an ongoing dispute erupted in gunfire the 2600 block of West Capitol Drive.

No arrests have been reported.

Courtney D. Jones, 23, was killed about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of West Clarke Street.

No arrests have been reported in her death.