Crime & Safety
Sturtevant Man Shot at Twins Market; Shooter in Custody
Samuel White from Racine has been arrested for shooting Sturtevant resident Bashar Qedan at the Racine convenience store on Thursday.
**Updated 1:30 p.m.
The clerk shot at Twins Market on Thursday was from Sturtevant, police said Friday.
Bashar Qedan, 24, was working at the 16th Street convenience store on Thursday afternoon when someone came into the store and opened fire.
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Police quickly developed a suspect—Samuel J. White, 54, of Racine. He was arrested overnight on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and is being held at the Racine County Jail.
Qedan was treated at Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints hospital, and then released. He had been shot in the shoulder in front of several witnesses, according to Racine Uncovered.
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Racine police say White visited the store earlier Thursday but the manager asked him to leave because he was being belligerent. Racine Uncovered first reported the crime as police were arriving on scene after dispatch received calls about the shooting.
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