Man Shot in Both Legs as Police Patrolled Nearby

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — A 23-year-old man was shot even as Mount Pleasant police monitored a particularly troublesome spot just south of Racine early Saturday morning.

Mount Pleasant police were reportedly monitoring foot traffic in the 2300 block of Mead Street due to a high volume of people leaving several area taverns just after 2 a.m. Saturday, when one of the officers reported hearing two “pops.”

Moments later a male victim was found lying on Mead Street just south of 23rd Street. The victim, a 23 year old from Racine, suffered gunshot wounds to both legs but was conscious and alert.

He was taken by rescue squad to Wheaton-Ascension Hospital where he remains in stable condition for non-life threatening injuries. This incident remains under investigation.

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