The two, both six-year veterans of the department, were unexpectedly fired upon in an alleyway on the city's northwest side on June 26 while responding to a call for a person with a weapon.

Two Milwaukee police officers were shot Thursday in an ambush-style attack, and the suspect is still on the loose.

A Milwaukee police officer was critically injured and another was hurt by gunfire when a suspect opened fire on them in alleyway, authorities said.