Shooting outside downtown Milwaukee lounge, man charged

The Brief

  • A Milwaukee man is accused of shooting five people, killing two of them.
  • It happened outside ELMNT Lounge on Water Street last summer.
  • Court filings said he later went to a hospital with a gunshot wound himself.

MILWAUKEE A Milwaukee man is accused of killing two people and wounding three others in a shooting outside a downtown lounge last summer.

In court:

Court records show 24-year-old Justin Smith made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, and a court commissioner set his bond at $500,000. He is charged with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide and three counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

Water Street shooting

The backstory:

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