Crime

One person dies, another injured in La Crosse shooting incident

Published

2 years ago

May 22, 2022

Two people have been shot, and one of them has died, in an early Sunday morning incident in the 1900 block of South 7th Street, near Gundersen.

La Crosse police say a call of shots fired came in shortly before 1:30 a.m. Officers found an individual who had been shot multiple times, and life-saving measures were performed, but the victim died. A second person who was shot is being treated at a local hospital.

Police are encourageing anyone with any information regarding this incident to call 608-782-7575. If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact La Crosse Area Crime Stoppers at 608-784-TIPS or submit online at https://www.p3tips.com/459.

You can download the Crime Stoppers App “P3” to submit a tip via your phone. You can also go online to SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT; https://speakup.widoj.gov/.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.