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On the evening of August 13, 2017, at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin, a shooting at Larry’s Fun Fest left three men dead. Derek Edwards, 26, of North Aurora, Illinois, was among the victims; the other two were identified as 30-year-old Khalid Howard of Aurora and 30-year-old David Watson of Oswego. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. near a concession stand in the parking lot as the event drew roughly 5,000 attendees.

A single gunman is reported to have approached the three men and shot them multiple times at point-blank range, maneuvering through the crowd to reach them before fleeing. Two victims, including Edwards, died at the scene; the third died in an ambulance en route to the hospital. Investigators described the killings as a targeted, gang-related incident and said all three victims were known gang members from Illinois. The FBI later offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, but the shooter remained at large.

If anyone at the event remembers seeing suspicious movement near the concession area that evening or has information about the attack, please share what is known.