Jury convicts 25-year-old man on lesser charges after fatal shooting in Racine in March 2014

RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine man accused in a fatal shooting that happened in March of 2014 was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, May 19th.

25-year-old Christopher Brown was convicted of one count of second degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of second degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon.

Brown initially faced one count of first degree reckless homicide and one count of first degree recklessly endangering safety.

Brown will be sentenced on August 4th.

According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to the area near 3rd and Main just after 1 a.m. on March 29th, 2014.

When they arrived on the scene, they found Dulonden Ratliff laying in the street with a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Officers investigating the crime say they found a 9 millimeter Ruger silver shell casing at the scene of the crime. Witnesses also helped officers identify the shooter as Brown.

The criminal complaint indicates Brown was taken into custody at a Subway Restaurant on March 31st, 2014.

Brown "admitted that an altercation took place" which led to an argument and a fight. Brown told officers "he pulled what he described as a midsize handgun from his waistband and waved it in the air. Brown stated while waving the firearm in the air, it discharged." The complaint also says Brown "was in possession of the handgun the entire time and that the firearm was sold the next day."