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Shooting, April 11, 2026

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At 7:08 PM CDT on Saturday, April 11, 2026, Oshkosh police received reports of multiple shots fired near McKinley Avenue and John Street, blocks from the UW-Oshkosh campus, during the Oshkosh Pub Crawl. A 17-year-old victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. UW-Oshkosh pushed a TitanAlert; after an extensive search using drones and K-9 units, Devon Price, 23, of Omro was stopped at 7:58 PM CDT trying to drive away from the area and charged with first-degree reckless injury, concealing a stolen firearm, and possession of a firearm while intoxicated. Prosecutors say Price opened fire after being punched and struck the wrong person.

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Injured
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Institution
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Public Masters · WI
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~12,500 studentsTitanAlert
Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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ALL CLEARWebsite
Verified verbatimUW Oshkosh Police — Near Campus Incident 04/11/2026692 chars
The Oshkosh Police Department along with personnel from the UW Oshkosh Police Department, and Wisconsin State Patrol responded to an incident involving shots fired earlier this evening near McKinley Avenue and John Street. A suspect is in custody, and the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. There is no ongoing threat to the campus community at this time. You can read the full Oshkosh Police Department media release below. Students and employees are encouraged to ensure they are signed up for Titan Alert to receive timely emergency notifications: https://www.uwosh.edu/police/services/titan-alert/ Thank you, Chris Tarmann, Chief of Police, UW Oshkosh Police Department
Verbatim from UW Oshkosh Police Department official incident notice (Chief Chris Tarmann)
Sent after the suspect was caught at 7:58 PM CDT in a high-risk traffic stop at Jackson Street and Irving Avenue as he tried to drive away, roughly 50 minutes after the 7:08 PM shooting, not an at-scene arrest.
Multiple agencies (Winnebago County Sheriff, UWPD, Wisconsin State Patrol, and OPD) used drones and K-9 units in the search before the stop.
UWO Lt. Chance Duenkel told the Advance-Titan that the department "sends out Titan Alerts and tries to provide as much information as possible in emergency moments".
Supervisor rule-0 audit (2026-07-18): demoted from isVerbatimConfirmed:true -- the text is a third-person narrative webpage post that introduces and links to a separate OPD media release and instructs readers to go sign up for Titan Alert, which is a press-statement/about-the-alert-system webpage artifact rather than a transmitted TitanAlert message.
Context

Background

The Oshkosh Pub Crawl is a long-standing semi-organized bar promotion that draws thousands of UW-Oshkosh students each spring. At 7:08 PM CDT on April 11, 2026, Oshkosh police received reports of multiple shots fired at McKinley Avenue and John Street, a busy intersection in the off-campus pub-crawl corridor. A 17-year-old Oshkosh high-school student was shot in the ankle and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; prosecutors say Price fired after being punched in the face and hit the wrong person. UW-Oshkosh's TitanAlert system pushed an initial alert telling the campus community to avoid the area, then a follow-up all-clear after Devon Price, 23, of Omro was caught at 7:58 PM CDT in a high-risk traffic stop at Jackson Street and Irving Avenue as he tried to leave, following a multi-agency search using drones and K-9 units. He was charged with four counts including first-degree reckless injury, concealing a stolen firearm, and possession of a firearm while intoxicated, with a $100,000 cash bond set. Local police subsequently announced a safety review of the pub crawl in light of the shooting.
Analysis

Key Findings

TitanAlert issued an all-clear roughly 50 minutes after the shooting, once Price was caught at 7:58 PM CDT in a high-risk traffic stop while attempting to drive away, not an at-scene arrest, but a multi-agency search with drones and K-9 units.
The shooting occurred during the Oshkosh Pub Crawl, a recurring student bar event that draws thousands and concentrates risk in a small off-campus corridor.
Local police and UW-Oshkosh announced a joint safety review of the pub crawl in the days after the shooting.
Outcome
Devon Price, 23, of Omro arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon, concealing a stolen firearm, and possession of a firearm while intoxicated. The 17-year-old victim was hospitalized but expected to survive.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Near Campus Incident — UWO Police Department
    uwosh.edu
    archived copy
  2. Student Paper
    Shots fired at Pub Crawl (Advance-Titan)
    advancetitan.com
    archived copy
  3. Student Paper
    Local police look to improve Pub Crawl safety (Advance-Titan)
    advancetitan.com
    archived copy
  4. News
    UW-Oshkosh students react to shooting near campus during pub crawl (WBAY)
    wbay.com
    archived copy
  5. News
    Man charged in weekend shooting near UW-Oshkosh campus (WBAY)
    wbay.com
    archived copy
  6. News
    Omro man arrested, Oshkosh teen hurt in shooting near UW-Oshkosh Campus (WTAQ)
    wtaq.com
    archived copy
  7. News
    Man shot wrong person during fight the night of Oshkosh pub crawl, prosecutors say (FOX 11)
    fox11online.com
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Shooting, April 11, 2026." Incident of April 11, 2026. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/uw-oshkosh-pub-crawl-shooting-2026-04-11/

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Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion