UPDATE: The Racine County Sheriff’s Office confirms that one man was shot and killed by law enforcement as a result of the situation at Cliffside Park.
Shortly before 10 this morning the Racine County Communication Center received a telephone call from a citizen who was at Cliffside Park. The caller reported that there was a man in all black clothing lying face down on a path and he was not moving. The caller also said he did not feel safe getting any closer to the subject.
The Communication Center dispatched a Racine County Sheriff’s deputy and two officers from the Caledonia Police Department to investigate the complaint. Shortly after law enforcement arrived on scene, they reported over their radios that the man had discharged a firearm. The law enforcement officers took cover, and a tactical response was initiated that included multiple agencies including the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, and Caledonia Fire Department.
The sheriff’s office says despite numerous efforts to negotiate with the man and resolve the incident without the use of deadly force, he “took actions that forced law enforcement officers from multiple jurisdictions to discharge their firearms.”
Despite on-scene medical care, the man was pronounced dead at the park. He is being identified as a 37-year-old white man with ties to the City of Racine and the Village of Mount Pleasant.
The law enforcement officers involved in the use of deadly force were placed on administrative leave. The investigation into the incident is ongoing and is being led by the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
CALEDONIA – The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to avoid the area around Cliffside Park in Caledonia due to an “ongoing tactical situation”.
Residents in the area were sent the following shelter-in-place order late this morning:

Nearby ice cream shop Everly’s posted on Facebook that they would be closed for the rest of the day due to the situation.
This is a developing story; more information will be added as it becomes available.