FRANKSVILLE, Wis. - A 22-year-old Elkhorn man is dead after being shot by a 32-year-old Hartland man at the Pilot truck stop in the Village of Caledonia on Tuesday morning, July 13.
The suspect is also dead after exchanging gunfire with an undercover officer at another gas station down the road – just a short time later.
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling laid out basic details of this incident during a news briefing. He said around 7:30 a.m., the Hartland man approached the Elkhorn man who was just putting gas into his vehicle – and "viciously executed" the person, officials said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.