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Man charged with 3 counts of first-degree intentional homicide in bar shooting
Rakayo Vinson, 24, first tried to claim he wasn t at Somers House Tavern, the criminal complaint says Share Updated: 5:21 PM CDT Apr 21, 2021
Man charged with 3 counts of first-degree intentional homicide in bar shooting
Rakayo Vinson, 24, first tried to claim he wasn t at Somers House Tavern, the criminal complaint says Share Updated: 5:21 PM CDT Apr 21, 2021
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Show Transcript HIM AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. THAT GUNFIRE BY THE DEFENDANT, HE IS THE PERSON WHO FIRES THE MOST SOUGHT AT THAT LOCATION. HILLARY: PROSECUTORS SAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RAKAYO VINSON PULLED HIS GUN AT SOMERS HOUSE TAVERN TO SETTLE A SCORE AGAINST THREE GUYS HE GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH, IN WHICH VINSON WAS PUNCHED IN THE FACE. THIS APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE WHICH DESTROYS LIVES. HILLARY: ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, ONE WITNESS, WHO WAS SHOT I
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A suspect who was arrested in connection with last weekend’s shooting deaths at a Wisconsin tavern was formally charged with three counts of murder Wednesday, according to a report.
Rakayo Vinson, 24, is accused of killing three people either inside or just outside at the Somers House in Kenosha early Sunday morning, the Kenosha News reported.
The victims were identified as Cedric Gaston, 24; Atkeem Stevenson, 26; and Kevin Donaldson, 22. The gunfire followed a fist fight at the tavern, the News reported.
Vinson also is accused of attempted murder in the shooting and wounding of three other men, the report said.
By Stephanie Fryer
Apr 21, 2021 3:42 PM
KENOSHA, Wis. A man arrested in connection to a deadly bar shooting in southeastern Wisconsin told detectives he “blacked out and [stuff] went down.”
Rakayo Alandis Vinson, 24, was formally charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court on Wednesday with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and threes counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Three people died and three others were injured during a shooting early Sunday morning at Somers House Tavern in the village of Somers.
Authorities said Vinson was involved in a fight that resulted in three people being kicked out of the bar. Tavern staff said they attempted to calm down Vinson shortly before the shooting.