3 Dead In Shooting At Somers House In Kenosha; Suspect Found

KENOSHA, WI — Three people were killed and two others hospitalized in a shooting at The Somers House Tavern on Sheridan Road in Kenosha just before 1 a.m. Sunday, according to several reports.

A suspect was identified and found Sunday afternoon, according to a WTMJ report that cites Kenosha County Sheriff officials. The person had not yet been identified as of 5 p.m., but is expected to be charged with first degree intentional homicide.

“We believe our suspect knew who he was targeting,” Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said earlier, during a Sunday morning news conference.

The suspect had been asked to leave the bar but returned and opened fire, according to The Associated Press. Beth left open the possibility that there was more than one suspect, and said he believed at least one handgun was used.

Officials were still working to determine the identities of the people who died later Sunday morning. The two people who were wounded were taken to area hospitals.

There may have been more people with less serious injuries, and the sheriff's department has contacted local hospitals to find them, Beth said.

A man who lives near the bar, Peter Ploskee, told WLS-TV that he heard gun shots, looked out a window and saw "people running from the bar in every direction.”

“It was just chaos,” he said. “People are just running, people screaming.”

The Kenosha tavern shooting is the 47th mass shooting in America since the March 16 Atlanta spa shootings, according to a tally from CNN.

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The Associated Press contributed reporting.