NewsLocal NewsIn Your NeighborhoodOshkosh

Actions

Suspect in custody after shooting near UW Oshkosh campus

uw oshkosh.PNG
Posted
and last updated

UPDATE 9:50 PM:
Saturday night, the Oshkosh Police Department responded to reports of multiple gunshots fired near the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus, according to OPD.

The shots were fired near McKinley Avenue and John Street.

OPD says officers were patrolling the area because of the local event known as "Pub Crawl."

OPD says a 17-year old person from Oshkosh was brought to the hospital for a non-life-threatening injury.

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin State Patrol and UWO Police assisted OPD in tracking down the suspect. OPD says they used a drone and multiple K-9s during the search.

OPD says they found the suspect less than an hour after reports of gunfire as he was attempting to flee in a vehicle.

"Officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop at Jackson Street and Irving Avenue, and the suspect, a 23-year-old man from Omro, was safely taken into custody without further incident," OPD says in a press release.

OPD says the investigation is ongoing and criminal charges are pending.

If you have any information on this incident you can reach out to OPD at 920-236-5700, or make an anonymous tip through the Winnebago County Crime Stoppers at 920-231-8477.

UPDATE 8:13 PM:

UW Oshkosh police say a suspect is now in custody, but they ask people continue to stay clear of the area.

ORIGINAL REPORTING:

UW Oshkosh Police are telling people to stay indoors as they investigate a shooting near Mckinley and John.

UWO Police say the suspect is a white male wearing a navy blue sweatshirt and sweatpants with a black baseball cap.

Police posted the information on their Facebook page shortly after 7 p.m.

This weekend is the campus's spring "Pub Crawl," a biannual event when students go to multiple house parties.

NBC26 will continue to update this story as we learn more information.