(CNN) � Six teenagers were shot after a Juneteenth celebration Monday outside downtown Milwaukee, police said.
The Milwaukee Police Department responded around 4:21 pm near Rose Park after four females and two males between the ages of 14 and 19 years old were injured by gunfire, Police Chief Jeffrey B. Norman said during a news conference. The injuries were not life threatening, he added.
Police say they believe the shooting stemmed from a fight between the teens.
A 17-year-old male is believed to be a suspect and is among those shot, Norman said. Police say they are continuing to investigate and identify any other possible suspects.
“Milwaukee, what’s going on with our children?� Norman said. He added that he’s been a part of the Juneteenth celebration for eight years and had never seen violence like this.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson called the incident “totally unacceptable� and explained there were thousands of people in the area at the time.
“The shots went off then, I looked up and I saw one girl limping with her leg and another girl was shot on the ground,� a witness told CNN affiliate .
The incident in Wisconsin follows another , over the weekend during a Juneteenth celebration. That shooting left one person dead and 22 others injured.
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