The incident happened in Racine in the US state of Wisconsin, the police inform Associated Press (AP).
According to local newspapers The Journal Times the shots erupted when grieving family members said goodbye to Da’Shontay Lucas King, Sr. (37).
The 37-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer in May.
Racine police described the shooting as a “critical” incident and urged people to stay away. Photo: NTB
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– We were notified at 14.26 that several shots had been fired at the Graceland cemetery, the Racine police write on Twitter.
Shot against the family
According to reports, the hunt for the shooter is underway after an unidentified man shot at five members of the family.
ABC News reports that one of the people who was shot was flown to a hospital in Milwaukee, while the other escaped from it all with minor injuries.
Please avoid the area of Graceland Cemetery due to a critical incident. Thank you!!
— Root Police (@RacinePD) June 2, 2022
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– Like fireworks
Residents in the area said they heard 20 to 30 shots.
A woman is said to have said:
– It sounded like fireworks.
Local media first reported that five people had been shot and injured, but police later confirmed that two people had been injured.
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Curfew
In a press release, Racine Mayor Cory Mason writes that he has ordered the police to enforce a curfew from 11 pm through the weekend, for everyone under 18 years of age.
– Today’s horrific shooting in a cemetery while a family is already mourning the loss of a loved one, is a new low point for the perpetrators of violence in our society. The violence must stop, Mason wrote.
The authorities have not released information about a suspect or whether anyone has been remanded in custody.
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