1 dead, 1 injured in restaurant shooting near UW Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — One person is dead and another is injured in a shooting at a restaurant on Milwaukee's east side.
Police are searching for three suspects in the shooting inside La Piazza just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. The restaurant is near a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee dormitory. UWM police were among the first responders.
Authorities tell WTMJ-TV one person was found dead in the bar area of the restaurant. Investigators believe the shooting is the result of a fight.
The deadly shooting happened just days before La Piazza was scheduled to close its doors.
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