Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Abdullah Rashada caught, Rerun's shooting
Racine Rerun's Lounge shooting arrest
U.S. Marshals said Abdullah Rashada was arrested Aug. 10 in Chicago thanks to a tip from a FOX6 viewer, wanted for a shooting at Rerun's Lounge in Racine.
RACINE, Wis. - UPDATE: U.S. Marshals said Abdullah Rashada was arrested Thursday, Aug. 10 in Chicago thanks to a tip from a FOX6 viewer.
A celebration of the new year inside a Racine bar ended with a devastating crime.
Rashada was wanted for first-degree intentional homicide in connection with a shooting inside Rerun's Lounge that left two men dead. The owner was among the victims.
"Utter disregard for a bar full of patrons that were enjoying the New Year's Eve," said Racine Police Detective Michael Seeger. "He had no common decency during the shooting and could have injured a lot more people inside that bar."
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Billy Petty, 56, and 66-year-old Avery Stewart, 66, were killed in the New Year's Day shooting.
"Detectives learned the suspect, Abdullah Rashada, who goes by the name ‘AJ,’ was inside the bar with a firearm and ultimately got into an altercation and executed an individual – a 56-year-old male by the name of Billy Petty," Seeger said.
Shooting at Reruns Lounge
Rashada is accused of shooting and killing Petty. Authorities are still investigating Stewart's homicide.
"Mr. Rashada does know he is wanted. He is on the run from law enforcement," Seeger said.
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"The firearm that was used during the incident has not been recovered," Seeger added.