Shooting in Neenah, Wisconsin: Officer, citizen injured

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

NEENAH, Wis. (KABC) -- Police say an officer and a "citizen" were injured in a shooting in a Wisconsin town that prompted police to evacuate nearby homes and businesses.

The injuries were described as non-life threatening.

The incident happened at Eagle Nation Cycles on Neenah's Main Street shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday. Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert says an estimated 30 shots were fired.

Spokeswoman Megan Mulholland said one victim was taken to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah.

Police evacuated a number of homes and businesses after shots were fired in Neenah. A post on the city police department's Facebook page Saturday morning said that police are monitoring a "high-risk situation."

Authorities say the "scene has been made safe." Everybody was accounted for, police said, and there was no longer a threat to the community.

WLUK-TV reports that two people are in custody.

Neenah is about 85 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.