Suspect in custody in deadly Wisconsin tavern shooting

A suspect in a deadly tavern shooting that took place this weekend in Wisconsin was taken into custody on Monday.

The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Rakayo A. Vinson, 24, in a press release. He has been charged with one count of first degree homicide with additional criminal charges expected to follow as the investigation unfolds.

24-year-old Rakayo A. Vinson has been arrested in connection to the #SomersHouse Tavern shooting on April 18th. He’s currently in custody at the #Kenosha County Jail. @DRoseTV will be covering the press conference at 1:30 p.m. @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/1XPCtswJUz

— Diana Gutiérrez (@DGutierreztv) April 19, 2021

Officers responded to the shooting at Somers House Tavern around 12:42 a.m. on Sunday. Three male victims were killed and three other male victims were taken to local hospitals for serious injuries.

The sheriff’s department said on Sunday afternoon that a suspect had been located.

Local station WDJT reported that officials said a person had been removed from the bar and returned to carry out the attack.

Jacqueline Sieracki, who lives near the tavern, told WDJT, “I heard the crowd roaring and a woman screaming and then I heard the sirens, and that’s when I realized something had happened.”

The mass shooting was one of several across the U.S. over the weekend.

A slew of such incidents this year has renewed calls for federal gun control legislation. On Sunday, President Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said the surge in gun violence is a “public health issue.” 

Kenosha was one of multiple sites of massive unrest last year amid pushback over police shootings of Black Americans. Then-President Trump visited the city after riots followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake.