Overview
- Multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire at a youth basketball event in Franklin Sunday drew dozens of officers to the Midwest Orthopedic Performance Center at Ballpark Commons.
- Officers found a fight in the crowd and evacuated the facility in what parents described as chaos with children crying and running for exits, and the fire department treated one person for minor injuries.
- A 36-year-old Illinois man was arrested on suspicion of recklessly endangering safety after he armed himself with a baseball bat.
- Investigators reported no evidence that a gun was fired, even as several witnesses told local TV they saw a gun during the scramble.
- Charges were forwarded to the Milwaukee County district attorney for review, and police asked for video and tips at (414) 425-2522, reference Case 26-006477.