Bullet goes through patient window at Milwaukee hospital; no one injured

A bullet broke through the window of a patient’s room at Milwaukee-based Ascension St. Joseph Hospital, but no one was hurt , the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported July 31. 

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Several shots were fired from outside the facility July 30, two of which hit the hospital, Milwaukee police said.

“The circumstances leading up to the shots-fired incident are still under investigation; however, there is no evidence indicating that St. Joseph’s Hospital was the target of this incident,” Milwaukee police told the publication. 

Police said they have no suspects in the shooting.

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