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Kenosha bar shooting suspect accused of killing patron, firing at responding officers

Adam Scott Threlkeld, 45, faces seven felony counts in the Sept. 20 shooting death of Antero Medina at Shenanigans bar and a subsequent exchange of gunfire with Kenosha police. No officers suffered significant physical injuries, prosecutors said.

Kenosha bar shooting suspect accused of killing patron, firing at responding officers
A 45-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with seven felonies after prosecutors accused him of fatally shooting a patron at a Kenosha bar and firing at two officers who responded. Adam Scott Threlkeld faces charges including first-degree intentional homicide in the Sept. 20 death of Antero Medina, 33, at Shenanigans bar. A criminal complaint filed Monday, Sept. 28, says surveillance video shows Threlkeld arguing with Medina before drawing a gun and shooting him once in the chest. Prosecutors allege Threlkeld then fired at two Kenosha officers as they arrived about a block away. Gunfire struck a squad car, and the officers returned fire, according to the complaint. Threlkeld was taken to a hospital. Neither officer suffered significant physical injuries. The charges also include two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm by a felon and felony bail jumping. The complaint says Threlkeld made a statement in the hospital indicating he did not intend to hurt anyone except the person he believed deserved to die. Kenosha police are investigating Medina’s killing. The Kenosha-Racine Area Investigative Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting, with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office leading that inquiry.

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