GRAND CHUTE, Delete. (WBAY) – More than 24 hours after a Fox River Mall shooting left one person dead and another injured, police continue to search for 17-year-old Dezman Ellis, who is suspected of shooting and killing 19 people. -year-old Jovanni Frausto in a targeted attack in the main corridor of the mall around 3:30 pm Sunday afternoon.
That search is ongoing, even though a car linked to the incident was found at a home in Oshkosh on Monday. The vehicle was found parked in a driveway of a house on 20th Avenue in Oshkosh.
Shortly afterwards, Action 2 News cameras recorded several people, who according to police were between the ages of 15 and 37, as they were arrested. Ellis was not there, however, and the police would not say his connection to the house.
“When officers were in the house to complete an investigation, four people became physically belligerent with officers,” said Oshkosh police officer Kate Mann.
Police say the vehicle was confiscated as evidence.
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Frausto’s mother, Tanya, has created a GoFundMe account and is asking for donations to cover funeral costs.
On the page she wrote “I never expected to have to bury my 19-year-old son for gun violence,” and “This is a difficult time for our family and we ask for your prayers.”
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“This was a targeted incident and not just any random act of violence on the Fox River Mall, but very targeted. And we work with a variety of resources and investigators are currently actively following the directions, ”said Grand Chute Police Officer Travis Waas.
The other victim who was shot on Sunday, Colt Lemmers, is from the hospital.
Action 2 News was told he is recovering at home.
Ashlie Duchateau, who saw the shooting, spoke to Action 2 News.
She said there was a moment of panic – where she didn’t move – almost in disbelief.
“There’s a kind of balcony looking out over the food court, and within five minutes of getting upstairs the gunshots went off and we kind of looked at each other and we just said, was that what we thought it was? And within ten seconds people were screaming, running, ”said Duchateau.
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