Pursuit of Milwaukee carjacking suspects ends with police shooting 2 teens in stolen vehicle

A police chase of carjacking suspects in Milwaukee ended when police shot at the vehicle, wounding two teenagers, one of whom was pregnant and lost her baby.

MILWAUKEE — A police chase of carjacking suspects in Milwaukee ended Thursday when police fired into the vehicle, wounding two teenagers, one of whom was pregnant and lost her baby, Milwaukee police said.

Officers attempted to stop the stolen vehicle on Interstate 43 north of Milwaukee just before 2:30 p.m. The chase ended when the driver entered a construction lane and the vehicle was blocked by construction and a cement truck, Police Chief Jeffrey B. Norman said.

Police officers ordered the driver to stop and ordered the passengers out of the vehicle, but the driver backed into a marked SWAT car twice, once with an officer standing behind it. Another officer fired shots at the vehicle, wounding an 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy, Norman said.

The woman suffered life-threatening injuries and “unfortunately the baby did not survive,” Norman said at a news conference.

The 17-year-old has serious injuries, he said.

A total of six suspects were in the vehicle, which was stolen, Norman said. The other four, who range in age from 15 to 18, were taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

The officer involved is a 25-year-old man with more than four years of service. He was placed on administrative duty, which is routine for an officer involved shooting, Norman said.

The suspects were prosecuted in connection with armed robbery and carjacking and attempted armed robbery and carjacking. A gun was found in the vehicle, Norman said.