Man fatally shot near 17th and Packard in Racine, suspect in custody

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Jan 19, 2023 10:32 AM CDT | Updated: Jan 23, 2023 3:13 PM CDT

Updated: 3:11 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2023

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Racine police have identified the victim as 25-year-old Gilbert Cotton.

Twenty-six-year-old Jimmy Mumper was arrested.

Published: 10:32 a.m. on Jan. 19, 2023

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Racine police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday, Jan. 18 around 7:41 p.m.

Officers responded to the area near 17th and Packard Avenue and found a 25-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound.

The suspect, identified as a 26-year-old man, fled the scene prior to police arrival.

Witnesses told investigators that the shooting took place over a domestic incident.

Police say the suspect was eventually located and taken into custody.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Racine Police Department Investigations Unit at 262-635-7756, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 262-636-9330.