Search warrant details events leading up to shooting in Milwaukee that injured officer, killed man

A search warrant 12 News Investigates obtained details the events ahead of a deadly shooting that killed 23-year-old Printis Smith and injured a Milwaukee Police officer last Tuesday. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. near 37th Street and Meinecke Avenue following a car chase that ended about a block north in an alley near 38th Street and Wright Street on Tuesday, Sept. Milwaukee Police said the incident began when officers spotted a gold Chevy Equinox linked to a shots-fired call in Glendale. The search warrant states the man who owned the Equinox shot at his ex-girlfriend near 26th Street and Custer Avenue in Glendale a day earlier. Then, said something about "popping" her, the search warrant says.

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Scoop News DeskMilwaukee, Wisconsin · Published Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM UTC

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The man, whom 12 News is not naming because he's not charged with a crime, first spotted his ex-girlfriend in that area, according to the complaint. ". she advised that he yelled at her to come talk to him," the search warrant states. " then began driving beside while trying to convince her to get inside the vehicle." Later, it states, he got out of the car and confronted her in an alley and hit her in the face.