UNION GROVE, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a southern Wisconsin race track that left three men dead (all times local):
7 a.m.
Sheriff’s officials are encouraging anyone who witnessed the fatal shooting of three men at a southern Wisconsin race track to contact authorities.
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says there may be witnesses who initially hesitated to talk to deputies at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove Sunday night, but now may be willing to share information.
Authorities say the man who shot the three men at point-blank range is still at large. Beth says the shooting happened in a parking lot concession area about 7 p.m. Two men died at the scene, and the third died en route to a hospital. The sheriff says at least two of the men were from Aurora, Illinois.
Union Grove is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Milwaukee.
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12:41 a.m.
A Wisconsin sheriff says three men were shot and killed during an auto racing event.
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says authorities responded to the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove around 7 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports about shots being fired.
Beth says the three men were shot by another man at point-blank range near a food vendor. No suspects have been arrested.
Two men died at the scene, and the third died while being transported to a hospital. The sheriff says at least two of the men were from Aurora, Illinois.
The sheriff’s office estimated that more than 5,000 people were at the raceway for an event known as “Larry’s Fun Fest.”
Union Grove is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Milwaukee.
