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Wisconsin Woman Charged in Gurnee Parking-Lot Attacks That Injured Three

Authorities have charged Katelyn A. Harmon of Waukesha in the Gurnee Mills attacks.

Overview

  • Harmon, 25, faces counts including attempted first-degree murder, leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
  • Police say a vehicle struck a 79-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman in the 6100 block of Grand Avenue before the suspect fled.
  • Investigators report the suspect then approached a 30-year-old man in a nearby lot with a large butcher knife, striking his car window and slashing a tire before he disarmed and restrained her.
  • Officers used a Taser to take the woman into custody after she aggressively advanced on them during a separate disturbance, and they linked her to the earlier hit-and-run using witness accounts and security video.
  • The 79-year-old remains hospitalized in critical but stabilized condition, the other two victims were treated and released, police deemed the incidents random with no ongoing public threat, and a court appearance is set for Wednesday.