Accused Kenosha Bar Shooter Identified: Sheriff

KENOSHA, WI—The Kenosha County Sheriff Office has identified a man accused of opening fire at a Kenosha County bar and killing three people.

Rakayo Vinson, 24, was arrested Sunday afternoon, the sheriff's office said. He was held in the Kenosha County Jail on at least one count of first-degree intentional homicide, according the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal.

A press conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Three people were killed and three others hospitalized in a shooting at The Somers House Tavern on Sheridan Road in Kenosha just before 1 a.m. Sunday, according to the Kenosha Sheriff's Office.

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

The suspect had reportedly been asked to leave the bar but returned and opened fire.

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

Tim Moran, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.