Five people arrested following fight with 150 people at Mt. Pleasant funeral home

RACINE, Wis. — A massive fight broke out at the Draeger-Langendorf funeral home with 150 people in attendance and a man brandishing a gun around noon Saturday.

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded, but before they could arrive at the funeral home, a caller reported that one of the suspects began shooting a gun.

Once on scene, police arrested the armed individual. After further investigation, police arrested four more people, “for their involvement and melee,” according to an MPPD press release.

One of the people arrested began experiencing a medical emergency and was transported to hospital by the South Shore Fire Department. He was later exonerated and taken to the Racine County Jail.

MPPD said this was an isolated incident and there was no danger to the public, according to the news release.

The Racine County Sheriff's Office, Racine City Police Department, Caledonia Police Department, Kenosha Police Department and South Shore Fire Department all assisted MPPD in solving the 'incident.

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