Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 24-year-old Racine man with shooting six people, three fatally, early Sunday morning at a Kenosha County tavern after a fight.
The charges provide additional detail about where shots were fired in and around the packed bar. Prosecutors also say one of the victims, hiding behind a car in the street, fired at least two shots back at Rakayo A. Vinson before Vinson s bullets struck him.
Officials have identified those who were killed as: Kevin T. Donaldson, 22; Cedric D. Gaston, 24; and Atkeem D. Stevenson, 26, all of Kenosha. The three were friends and were part of a group that had fought with Vinson.
KENOSHA â Rakayo Vinson, accused of the murder of three men at the Somers House tavern early Sunday morning, was formally charged Wednesday afternoon with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Vinson, 24, is alleged to have shot and killed Cedric Gaston, 24; Atkeem Stevenson, 26; and Kevin Donaldson, 22, all of Kenosha, after a fist fight in the tavern and of shooting and injuring three other men at the bar.
Vinson
âThey are incredibly serious (charges), nothing short of a tragedy here,â Kenosha County Court Commissioner Larry Keating said as he set Vinsonâs bond at $4 million. âIt is another example of senseless gun violence that destroys life.â
Kenosha County shooting at Somers House tavern: Racine man charged sheboyganpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sheboyganpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
USA TODAY
The Minnesota Timberwolves huddled up following a 134-120 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday evening in what represented a rare victory during a challenging season. But the Timberwolves seemed more interested in discussing a much more important event that just took place.
“We have the game ball and we dedicated that to George Floyd’s family,” Timberwolves guard Josh Okogie said. “I’m glad we were able to do that.”
Countless NBA players and coaches reacted with relief, gratitude or optimism after spending the past year speaking out on systemic racism and police brutality with words and initiatives. But Floyd’s killing hit the Timberwolves uniquely because it happened in their own city. Chauvin’s trials also ended less than a week after a Brooklyn Center police officer shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man, during a traffic stop.
They were more than names forever linked to seemingly senseless tragedy.
On Monday, friends and family reflected on the lives of Atkeem Stevenson, Cedric Gaston and Kevin Donaldson, the three men killed early Sunday morning at the Somers House tavern, 1548 Sheridan Road.
Officials released information Monday about the shooting at the Somers House tavern near Kenosha that left three people dead and three injured.
Kevin Donaldson, 22, a rapper, went by GBG KEVO on Instagram and YouTube. Friends described him on social media posts as talented and funny, a person who motivated friends to pursue their dreams.
Donaldson
In one of his videos on YouTube, he talks and raps about his cousin who was killed in Keshawn who was killed in Kenosha in 2019.