Two men and a teenage girl were shot dead near Fiserv Forum and taken to the hospital after game six of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Bucks and Boston Celtics.
All those affected are expected to survive, police said in a news release Friday morning. A 19-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Videos shared on social media show many other people leaving the Deer District shortly after the game ended. Earlier in the evening, the Bucks said another 11,000 people were in the Deer District.
With more than a minute left in the game, enthusiasts must run away from Deer District. pic. twitter. com/WqKPGejrAw
Milwaukee police recorded the intersection of North MLK Drive and West Highland Avenue, according to a tweet from a WDJT-TV reporter (Channel 58).
The scene in MLK and Highland a while after the setting @bucks. Large police presence looking at the crowd. Follow @CBS58 for día. pic. twitter. com/iuxiwtQmgJ
A live video posted via WISN-TV (Channel 12) showed a guy placed in the back of an ambulance near the intersection of MLK Drive and Highland Avenue.
A Journalist from the Sentinel Journal heard several Fiserv Forum workers say they were not allowed to leave until they were given the green light.
Milwaukee police did not respond to questions.
Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett. com. Follow him on Twitter in @DrakeBentleyMJS.
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