NEENAH (NBC 26) — Officers were able to detain a person of interest that was involved in a shooting Sunday in Neenah.
The City of Neenah Police Department said officers were dispatched to a disturbance at 8:38 p.m. April 23 with a report of what sounded like gunshots at a residence in the 100 block of West Bell Street.
While responding, officers were advised there was a victim with gunshot wounds in the 1100 block of South Commercial Street, with the two incidents being related, according to the Neenah Police press release.
“You think it’s safe and then something shows that it’s not as safe as you think. That it can happen really close to your door,” said Samantha Bevers. She lives in the apartment next door to the shooting. "Like, maybe 12 feet away.”
“I was in the back room with my two young daughters, my husband was in the living room, and we heard a commotion. We thought it was just people running up and down the hall – because that happens all the time; there’s little kids here – and then we heard three gunshots, and then my husband heard, kept hearing ‘someone please help me,’” Bevers said.
The Neenah Police Department Investigative Unit and SWAT team were called to the scene. Officers detained a person of interest and said the public is not in danger.
“It was pretty scary. I’ve lived here for 3 years and I’ve never – that’s never happened before," Bevers said.
An investigation into the incident is active and ongoing. The condition of the victim has not been released.
