At least 2 people injured in shooting at Wisconsin cemetery

At least two people were shot at a cemetery in Racine, Wis., on Thursday afternoon while they were attending a funeral gathering.

The Racine Police Department said multiple shots were fired around 2:26 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery in Racine, a city in southeastern Wisconsin.

“There are victims but unknown how many at this time. The scene is still active and being investigated,” police wrote in a Facebook post shortly before 4 p.m. local time.

Police told ABC affiliate WISN 12 News that two people were shot. One person was taken to the hospital and another was treated on scene and released.

The Hill has reached out to the Racine Police Department for additional information.

People had gathered at the cemetery for a ceremony for Da’Shontay King, who was shot and killed by police last month, local media reported.

Racine Mayor Cory Mason said he is implementing a juvenile curfew this weekend, meaning everyone under the age of 18 must be home by 11 p.m. He also said he was working to secure additional resources from the state for violence prevention initiatives.

“It is a new low to see people being shot at as they are trying to bury their loved ones in a cemetery,” Mason said in a video on Facebook. “This cannot become normal. We need to stop the violence.”

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) tweeted on Thursday evening he was monitoring the situation and confirmed his administration was in touch with local partners for support.

“Gun violence has to stop,” he added.

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) said she was shocked by the shooting, writing on Twitter that “family and friends gathered to mourn for a funeral at Graceland Cemetery and became the victims of a shooting.”

“We must act on the epidemic of gun violence in America and we need to do it now to keep people safe and save lives,” she said.

The Thursday shooting in Wisconsin happened hours before President Biden made a plea to Congress to pass new legislation to curb gun violence following a series of recent mass shootings.

On May 14, a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., killing 10 people, while an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school last week in Uvalde, Texas.

On Wednesday, another gunman opened fire at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., killing four people before turning the gun on himself, according to police.

In his speech Thursday, Biden called for a number of reforms to gun laws, including reauthorizing an assault weapons ban or otherwise raising the minimum age to purchase an assault-style rifle from 18 to 21 and expanding background checks and red flag laws.

“If Congress fails, I believe this time a majority of the American public won’t give up either,” the president said. “I believe the majority of you will act to turn your outrage into making this issue central to your vote.”

— Updated at 10:46 p.m.