Multiple people shot at Wisconsin funeral, nearby hospital locked down
Multiple people were shot during a funeral at a cemetery in Racine, Wis., on Thursday, police said.
According to mourners, two people were shot and wounded, local NBC affiliate WTMJ reported. No arrests have been announced.
Law enforcement personnel work at the scene of a shooting Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Graceland Cemetery in Racine, Wis. (Mark Hoffman/)
The hospital treating the victims, Ascension All Saints Hospital, went into lockdown after the shooting, according to the Racine Journal Times. The hospital said the lockdown was out of “an abundance of caution.”
The shooting started around 2:25 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery in the city about 20 miles south of Milwaukee, police said.
The funeral was being held for Da’Shontay King, according to WTMJ. King was a 37-year-old man who was fatally shot by a Racine police officer in May during a traffic stop.
Da'Shontay King was being laid to rest Thursday when shots were fired at his funeral.
“Today’s heinous shooting at a cemetery while a family was already mourning the loss of a loved one is a new low for these perpetrators of violence in our community,” Racine Mayor Cory Mason said in a statement. “Ending gun violence is the top priority of the police department and my administration.”
A casket remained above ground after the shooting, the Journal Times reported. It was next to an open grave.
