UPDATE: Sheboygan Falls police say the victims, a 67-year-old man and a 39-year-old man, were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but both are expected to survive.
A quiet afternoon in Sheboygan Falls was interrupted by a significant police response following reports of multiple gunshots in the 400 block of Giddings Avenue.
Police say their investigation revealed a 24-year-old man went to a residence armed with a handgun and confronted the 39-year-old victim. The suspect fired several rounds that struck both victims. The 39-year-old retrieved a gun and also fired at the suspect, who was not injured.
Other witnesses were not injured.
Police say the suspect and victims are known to each other and this was an isolated incident. The public is not in any danger.
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A quiet afternoon in Sheboygan Falls was interrupted by a significant police response following reports of multiple gunshots in the area.
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Almost a dozen police cars descended upon the neighborhood, prompting concern among local residents.
Christine Reimer, who moved to Sheboygan Falls a few years ago in search of a safer community, expressed her unease over the incident.
“I have a son who walks right through the area in the afternoon for lessons," she said. "It does honestly make me a little nauseous that he could have been caught up in that walking through,” she said.
The Sheboygan Falls Police Department confirmed that a double shooting occurred at a home situated between the First Reformed Church and the Blessed Trinity Parish.
Following the shooting, police reported that a suspect fled the scene in a vehicle but was later caught during a high-speed chase on I-43 in Milwaukee County.
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Two victims were airlifted to the hospital, although the state of their injuries remains unknown.
Rebecca Weiss, another local resident who was walking her dog when she witnessed the large police presence, shared her disbelief at the situation.
“You know, in your community, nobody wants to hear about things like this.” In the eight years she's lived there, she's never encountered that kind of scene.
"Very family-friendly, quiet, peaceful neighborhoods.”
Reimer agreed: “One neighbor kept messaging me because I didn’t answer right away and she was concerned, so that’s the kind of community Sheboygan Falls is.”
Police announced there is no longer any danger to the public. However, both Christine and Rebecca were left with the reminder that anything can happen anywhere.
