1 dead following shooting at beauty salon in Mt. Pleasant, suspect arrested

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (CBS 58) -- One person is dead following a reported shooting at Angels Beauty Salon in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, Aug. 28.

Police say the incident started shortly after 2:30 p.m. near Kearny and Durand. 

As of 5 p.m. it is still an active scene. Officials removed a body from the scene a short time ago. 

Police responded to the scene in reference to a report of a person shot. Witnesses told police a person was shot and lying on the ground outside of the hair salon.

UPDATE: one person is dead, body was removed from the scene. No other details about injuries or suspects at this point. https://t.co/SNLzGKcJiZ

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Officials say officers arriving on-scene immediately attempted life-saving measures, which was continued by the South Shore FIre Department Paramedics. However, the victim died due to his injuries. 

The suspect that remained on-scene was immediately taken into custody. 

Mount Pleasant police are leading the investigation with assistance from Racine police. Investigators have been in and out of the beauty salon all afternoon on Saturday.

There is no active threat to the community. Police say the incident was between two individuals. 

CBS 58 is on scene and will continue to bring you details as they are made available. 

This is a developing story and will be updated.