El Rey grocery store shooting leaves security guard and theft suspect dead after gun battle in Milwaukee parking lot
A SECURITY guard and a theft suspect have been killed in a shooting outside a Milwaukee grocery store.
A shootout erupted in the parking lot outside the El Rey grocery store at around 10:25am on Saturday, police say.
After a disturbance inside the store, a man fled to the parking lot and exchanged fire with two security guards, Sgt. John Ivy told the
The man and one of the security guards were shot and died at the scene.
Authorities did not say who shot first, or how many shots were fired.
One other person was transported to the hospital, according to .
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Witnesses told the Journal Sentinal that the incident started inside the grocery store, before spilling outside.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed two people were fatally shot at the store.
Officials have not commented on the condition of the person transported to the hospital.
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The identities of the deceased have not yet been released.
The Sun has reached out to Milwaukee authorities for further details.
The site where the shooting took place is known for being the area's Latin cultural, artistic, and shopping capital.
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It comes just weeks after two high-profile mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
And on July 4 a mass shooting during an Independence Day Parade in Highland Park, a wealthy Chicago, Illinois suburb claimed the lives of seven people.
