Pleasant Prairie fatal shooting; victim is father of 4, officials say

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Pleasant Prairie police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in a parking lot near 104th Avenue and 77th Street on Tuesday, Jan. 23. 

Officers were dispatched to the Shoppes at Prairie Ridge around 4 p.m. Tuesday. They found the victim and provided life-saving measures. 

Pleasant Prairie shooting

"I’m out here today for a maintenance call – fixing a leaky roof at the Dollar Tree," said Jayson Edwards. "It wasn’t something I was expecting from this location."

The victim was taken to Froedtert South where he was pronounced deceased. The victim was later identified as 46-year-old Anton Space of Kenosha.

Pleasant Prairie shooting investigation

Pleasant Prairie police are getting investigation help from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department. The reason for the shooting remains unclear.

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Officials said Space leaves behind a wife and four children.

Pleasant Prairie shooting investigation

Pleasant Prairie police on Thursday noted that within an hour of the homicide a suspect vehicle and two suspects were identified. Those two individuals have been arrested. Charges are being a review by the district attorney's office.

Anyone who may have information and/or was in the parking lot at the time is asked to call Det. Hackney at 262-694-7353 or call Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333 or 800-807-8477.