KENOSHA, WI – September 21, 2026 – The Kenosha Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday evening at a local tavern and subsequently led to an officer-involved shooting.
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Kenosha Police officers responded to a tavern in the 2400 block of 52nd Street following reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a 33-year-old Kenosha man who had sustained gunshot wounds. He succumbed to his injuries.
The suspect, identified as a 45-year-old Adam Threlkeld from Milwaukee, fled the tavern. As officers responded to the surrounding area, the suspect opened fire on a responding Kenosha Police officer, striking the officer’s squad car. That officer, along with another arriving Kenosha Police officer, returned fire, striking the suspect. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to a medical facility, where he remains in stable condition.
