Two Pulaski High School Students Shot Near School

Pulaski High School has served as a place of learning in Milwaukee since 1933.

It stands in the shadow of the busy retail area of South 27th Street.

The sprawling Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is located just west of the school.

The city of Milwaukee Police Department Sixth District station borders Pulaski High School.

Pulaski's nearly 75 year history and what would seem like its secure location in a relatively stable area of the south side doesn't make it immune from trouble. Far from it.

Earlier this year, there was the matter of a student bringing a loaded gun to school and a teacher failing to inform authorities in a timely manner after seeing the student in possession of the gun.

Shortly after that came the embarrassment that on the same day, there was brawl in a classroom, complete chaos.

Video of the fight made it on to YouTube, but it was removed.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The videotaped fight did not leave either of the central parties injured, but the 52-second video clip posted on YouTube showed one swinging aggressively at the other and, at one point, slamming him into a radiator. One student made an attempt to break up the fight but others appeared to cheer it on.

...[St. Aubin] said the students involved were ninth-graders.

She said: "It's disturbing to watch. We're very unhappy that the incident happened. It almost becomes a secondary matter that it's posted on a well-viewed Web site. It just should never have happened."

Two students have been disciplined, she said, but she gave no details. Based on what can be seen in the video, "other student activities are under investigation," she said.

"The lack of student supervision is under investigation by the district administration," she added, and she expected MPS officials to involve police in that matter as well.

There was more trouble at Pulaski yesterday. Unlike the other incidents I mentioned, this one didn't happen in the school during school hours. However, it did involve two Pulaski students and occurred nearby.

Two in custody in Friday shooting

Two people are in custody and being questioned in connection with the Friday shooting of two teenage girls on the city's south side, Milwaukee police said today.

Police described the shootings as gang-related and said it stemmed from an argument the previous day.

In custody are an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy.

The girls, ages 14 and 15, both students at Pulaski, were shot around 5 p.m. Friday in the 2400 block of S. 19th St.

The younger girl, who suffered a graze wound to the head and a bullet wound to the arm, was treated and released from a local hospital, said Milwaukee Police Capt. Darlene Jenkins.

The 15-year-old, who was struck in the back, remains hospitalized in good condition, Jenkins said.

Milwaukee needs to take some dramatic action to stem the gang problem.

Does Mayor Tom Barrett think that he can wash his hands of responsibility for Milwaukee kids shooting other Milwaukee kids on a busy late afternoon now that he has Ed Flynn coming in to save the day?

These girls are lucky they weren't killed.

Shots being fired at 5:00 PM nearby an area crowded with cars filled with shoppers and people going to and from St. Luke's is just horrible.

Barrett loves tossing around the word "renaissance."

He says, "There is really a renaissance going on in Milwaukee."

Someone should tell him there's a gang war going on, too.

Is it any wonder that long-time residents are fleeing the city?

There is a tipping point.