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Katelyn Harmon Charged in Random Gurnee Parking Lot Attacks That Injured Three

Prosecutors have charged the 25-year-old from Waukesha, who remains jailed pending court.

Overview

  • Katelyn A. Harmon, 25, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, faces counts including attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and leaving the scene of a crash.
  • Police say a vehicle struck a 79-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman in the 6100 block of Grand Avenue, then the suspect attacked a separate man with a large butcher knife in a nearby lot.
  • The 30-year-old victim disarmed and restrained the assailant before officers arrived, and an officer deployed a taser during the arrest.
  • Police report the 79-year-old remains hospitalized in critical but stabilized condition; the other two victims were treated and released.
  • Investigators describe the incidents as random with no ongoing public threat, and the Major Crash Assistance Team is assisting with crash reconstruction as the case proceeds to court.