Overview
- A verbal argument at a family picnic in Lake Park escalated when a woman left the gathering, put her child into her car, and fired two handgun shots through the vehicle’s open sunroof as she drove away.
- Picnic attendees recorded the vehicle description and license plate, which deputies used to locate the address tied to the car’s registration and find the suspect.
- Deputies recovered a handgun from the back seat of the vehicle and a shell casing that investigators say appears to match one recovered at the park; the 36-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested.
- No injuries were reported at the scene and the child who was in the vehicle was not reported hurt, while the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation remains active.
- The case highlights public-safety and child-endangerment concerns and could shape what charges prosecutors file as investigators continue forensic work and evidence review.