Multiple people injured in shooting at Wisconsin cemetery during funeral

A number of folks have been shot throughout a funeral in southeast Wisconsin on Thursday, police stated, as family members have been paying their ultimate respects to a 37-year-old man.

The Racine Police Division instructed residents to stay away from Graceland Cemetery attributable to “a number of photographs fired” there at 2:26 p.m. CDT.

“There are victims however unknown what number of presently,” in line with a police assertion. “The scene continues to be lively and being investigated.”

The gunfire erupted as mourners at Graceland have been saying goodbye to Da’Shontay Lucas King Sr., in line with a consultant of Draeger-Langendorg Funeral Residence and Crematory.

Police had indicated 5 folks have been wounded, the funeral house stated, however the extent of the injuries and identities of these wounded weren’t instantly identified. 

Pictures from the cemetery confirmed crime scene tape and legislation enforcement officers round a white casket that had but to be lowered into the grave.

The cemetery in Racine is about 30 miles south of downtown Milwaukee and fewer than 4 miles west of Lake Michigan.

The incident follows lethal mass shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and New Orleans. A wave of gun violence additionally hit a number of U.S cities over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving not less than 156 folks lifeless and 412 injured from 5 p.m. ET Friday to five a.m. ET Tuesday, according to a preliminary count by The Gun Violence Archive.

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Suzanne Ciechalski contributed.