Man accidently shoots self and eight-year-old Saturday night, police say

A man was allegedly handling a firearm carelessly and as a result, accidentally shot himself and an eight-year-old Saturday night, according to the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD).

The shooting happened at about 9 p.m. near S. 12th St and W. Cleveland Ave., MPD said in a release.

Neither the man nor the eight-year-old had life-threatening injuries. MPD is not looking for any additional suspects…

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