Ducks Shot At In Root River In Mt. Pleasant; Police Seeking Suspects

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — The Racine County Sheriff's Office said they are looking to identify two men who were spotted shooting at ducks on the Root River in Mount Pleasant this past weekend.

First, deputies were called out to Quarry Lake Park around 4:22 p.m. on Friday after someone was seen walking in the woods with a rifle, the sheriff's office said. Juveniles at the scene told police that they spotted the two men and confirmed one had a rifle, authorities said. Then on Sunday, police said they were called out to the area near the Root River Dam for a weapons violation with suspects matching a description from Friday's incident.

A witness told police they spotted two teenage boys with air rifles or BB guns—one had a handgun and the other had a rifle—shooting at the ducks in the river on Sunday near the 3600 block of Rapids Court, according to the news release. The witness said the teens fired at him when he confronted them about the ducks, police said.

Police were not able to locate the two suspects, but authorities did discover a photo taken of the suspects on social media.

"My buddy was fishing by the Horlick dam today and this guy he took a picture of shot and killed 2 ducks. He called the police and gave them this picture. I guess there was 2 of them that had 3 long rifles," the post read, according to police.

The Racine Sheriff's Office encouraged anyone with information concerning the incidents, and anyone who can identify the individual in the picture, to contact Investigator Vogt at (262) 636-3775.