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Update: Three shot and killed at Great Lakes Dragaway in Kenosha County

UPDATE: In a press conference Kenosha Sheriff David Beth said all three people that were shot died. Two died at the scene and a third died on the way to the hospital.

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Justin Thompson-Gee
KENOSHA COUNTY, WI — UPDATE: In a press conference Kenosha Sheriff David Beth said all three people that were shot died. Two died at the scene and a third died on the way to the hospital.

Sheriff Beth says an unidentified man walked up to the three victims at a vendor and shot them at point blank range.

At least two of the three were from Aurora, Illinois.

The suspect in the shooting is still on the loose. The suspect is described is a black man in his 20s who was driving a black car the sides of his head are shaved known as a high top fade haircut. He was wearing a black hoodie and jeans.

The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department tells CBS 58 there was a shooting at Great Lakes Dragaway located in Union Grove on Highway KR around 6:59 PM.

Three people were shot, but their current condition is unknown.

Flight For Life tells CBS 58 they were originally called to the scene, but the request was cancelled.

According to the Dragaway's website there was an event called Larry's Fun Fest being held there from 9 AM to 6 PM on Sunday. The Sheriff's Department says over 5,000 people were at the event which attracts people from Milwaukee and Chicago.

Highway KR is currently closed from I-94 to the dragaway.

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