MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- Milwaukee police say a 26-year-old woman was shot and killed near 39th Street and Lancaster Avenue late Tuesday night.

According to our Milwaukee affiliate , family identified the woman who was killed as Ariel Spillner. She was a student at Concordia University's School of Pharmacy, with one year of classes remaining. Spillner grew up in DeForest, Wisconsin, and had been living in the Menomonee Falls area while attending school.

In a statement to WISN 12 News , Concordia University said, "The Concordia University community is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Ariel Spillner, a student in our School of Pharmacy. Our hearts and prayers are with Ariel's family, friends, classmates and all who knew and loved her. Counseling and pastoral care are being offered to

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