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Police: 2 officers shot at Wauwatosa hotel, suspect arrested

Injuries from gunshots were non-life-threatening

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Police in Wisconsin say a shooter wounded two officers as they investigated a report of shots fired inside a hotel.

Wauwatosa police say in a news release that the officers responded Saturday night to the Radisson Hotel. Witnesses and guests told the officers that gunshots had come from the 2nd floor.

The officers were shot when they went to investigate. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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The suspect has been arrested but was not immediately identified.

Additional officers performed a sweep of the hotel and no other injuries were reported.

“There is no known threat to the public,” the release says. “This is an active and ongoing investigation and additional information will be released as it becomes available.”

The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team will handle the investigation.

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