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
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 24-year-old Racine man with shooting six people, three fatally, early Sunday morning at a Kenosha County tavern after a fight.
The charges provide additional detail about where shots were fired in and around the packed bar. Prosecutors also say one of the victims, hiding behind a car in the street, fired at least two shots back at Rakayo A. Vinson before Vinson s bullets struck him.
Officials have identified those who were killed as: Kevin T. Donaldson, 22; Cedric D. Gaston, 24; and Atkeem D. Stevenson, 26, all of Kenosha. The three were friends and were part of a group that had fought with Vinson.
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.
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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.