UPDATE 6/25 11:58 a.m.: The Racine Police Department shared in a news release Thursday that this incident took place in the village of Mount Pleasant, not Racine.
The Mount Pleasant Police Department has taken over the investigation.
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RACINE, Wis. — A Kenosha teenager was found shot inside a car on Racine Street and died at the scene Wednesday afternoon, according to Racine police.
Officers were initially called to the corner of Racine and 20th Street for a car accident just before noon Wednesday. When they arrived, they found an 18-year-old young man unresponsive in the driver's seat, suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. The Racine Fire Department attempted to save his life, but he died at the scene. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.
Watch: Racine police investigate 'incident' in 1900 block of Racine Street
Surveillance video from a nearby market shows the car moving slowly along the sidewalk just before noon before colliding with a parked car and coming to a complete stop. The block was closed off for much of the afternoon, with a white tent covering the small black car — which had a smashed back seat window — at the center of the crime scene.
Saed Shehadeh, who works at a market on Racine Street, provided the surveillance footage. He said the heavy police presence made clear that something more serious than a crash had occurred.
"I was thinking because there were a lot of cops around, it's not a normal crash," Shehadeh said. "It's just so sad, the violence out here, and just cause he was so young. It's kinda crazy how it all ended."
Juan Ramos, who lives nearby, also reacted to the shooting.
"It's sad, it's sad. It's too close to home. That's what we can say," Ramos said.
Racine police did not provide additional information about what led to the homicide. Anyone with information or video footage is asked to contact the Racine Police Department Investigations Unit or Crime Stoppers.
"I don't even know how it all started, but it's just sad. It shouldn't ever have started in the first place," Shehadeh said.
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