(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
KENOSHA, Wis. — An 18-year-old Mt. Pleasant man who was shot during an incident at Lincoln Park early Saturday morning has died, and the Kenosha Police Department is now investigating the case as a homicide.
In a news release issued Monday, police identified the victim as Cam’ron Barker, 18, of Mt. Pleasant.
According to police, officers were responding to Lincoln Park at approximately 12:05 a.m. Saturday for reports of a large gathering, a noise complaint and a battery complaint when Kenosha County Joint Services began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire in the area.
Upon arriving at the park, officers encountered a large group of people and located a juvenile female with a leg injury that investigators do not believe was caused by gunfire. While assisting the female, officers learned that another victim had been shot and was being transported to a local hospital by private vehicle.
Police said Barker arrived at the hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite medical efforts, he later died from his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
Kenosha Police Department detectives and officers spent the weekend conducting interviews, reviewing video evidence, canvassing neighborhoods and pursuing investigative leads, according to the department.
No arrests have been announced.
Kenosha County Eye first reported on the shooting Sunday based on scanner traffic recorded shortly after the incident. At the time, authorities had confirmed that two people had been injured and that multiple suspects had fled the area.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Detective Kukowski at 262-605-5294, Detective Morrissey at 262-605-7939, or the Kenosha Police Department Detective Bureau at 262-605-5203.
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4 Responses
The real shame is that’s such a nice park but nobody wants to go there because of them people who hang out in the park….not one person was legally supposed to be in the park after mid night, when even the smallest lawmaker broke there cc an be major consequences….
Just another statistic. Let them shoot each other. No valuable life was lost.
I dont know if changing the park closure time would make a difference? But enforcement needs to be solid. Yes, they may go elsewhere and shoot each other but…
On a side note, I watched cars and trucks drive out on the grass in Eichelman Park yesterday and park. They drove right past the “NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES” signs. Society is soooo broken! People just dont care anymore.
So there were no preventative operations on behalf of the PD. Were they not aware of the meeting? Not a single squad nearby—either a gang squad or an unmarked unit? Very poor prevention. I like you, Chief, however this could have been prevented.
It’s not only corrective—there’s also a preventative component to maintain law and order.