Police arrest man wanted in January shooting death in Beloit

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BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man was apprehended Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting outside Beloit Memorial High School after a basketball game in January, authorities said.

The 19-year-old man was arrested without incident on suspicion of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 19-year-old Jion Broomfield. Beloit police have not said where the man was arrested.

Authorities said up to 40 people witnessed the shooting but most of them refused to cooperate with the investigation. Police received information from a tips app in the last couple of days that revealed the suspect’s whereabouts.

Beloit Police Chief Andre Sayles said the “bravery and courage” of the people who contacted the department “should be commended and celebrated.”

The suspect has yet to appear in Rock County Circuit Court.

The shooting took placed shortly before 9 p.m., though Broomfield had been taken to a local hospital by the time officers arrived at the scene. Broomfield, a former Beloit student, died at the hospital.

The school was put on brief lockdown following the game, at which time players from visiting La Follette High School in Madison were escorted to their bus and returned home.