KENOSHA — Kenosha police arrested two men who shot another man multiple times near the intersection of 49th Street and Eighth Avenue early Sunday.
The victim, who was transported to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, was expected to undergo surgery for injuries that were not life-threatening in the incident that occurred at about 3:30 a.m., according to Sgt. Jeffrey Galley of the Kenosha Police Department. His condition was not readily available Sunday. Police were in the process of recommending charges in the shooting.
Galley said the suspects shot the man four times in his buttocks and lower extremities. Gunfire also struck multiple parked vehicles and at least one home in the neighborhood was also hit by bullets, he said.
Following the shooting, police pursued the suspects who fled the scene in a Honda that tried to evade officers, Galley said.
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“They refused to stop when (officers) tried to initiate a traffic stop,” Galley said.
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The vehicle then crashed at 45th Street and 23rd Avenue. Galley said three people exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
“A perimeter was established relatively quickly and two suspects were located,” he said.
While charges are expected for the two suspects, it was not immediately known Sunday whether the third person who fled had been arrested. Investigators recovered two handguns following the arrests.
Galley said one officer suffered a minor knee injury during the pursuit.
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A group of residents that included members of the Black Lives Matter movement knelt and raised fists while rallying at Thursday’s joint County Board committee meeting.
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Devynn Johnson comments during a statement by Sheriff David Beth.
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Devynn Johnson comments during a statement by Sheriff David Beth.
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Sheriff David Beth spoke during the meeting.
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Members of the Kenosha County Board's Finance and Administration and Judiciary and Law Enforcement committees listen to comments Thursday, including Terry Rose who chaired the joint meeting.
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Kyle Flood spoke during the citizens’ comments portion of a joint meeting of County Board committees Thursday, addressing a proposal about body cameras for local law enforcement and a whistleblower policy for the county.
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Those rallying outside the Kenosha County Board Finance and Administration and Judiciary and Law Enforcement committees’ joint meeting held a variety of signs on Thursday evening.
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A group of residents that included members of the Black Lives Matter movement knelt and raised fists while rallying at Thursday’s joint County Board committees’ meeting.
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Those rallying outside the Kenosha County Board Finance and Administration and Judiciary and Law Enforcement committees’ joint meeting held a variety of signs on Thursday evening.
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Devynn Johnson gives a thumbs down to a vote during the board meeting.
