On Friday, September 26, 2025, at 11:47 pm, Whitewater Police received a report of shots fired near the intersection of S. Summit Street and W. Highland Street in the City of Whitewater. No injuries were reported. Officers found multiple .40 caliber casings in that intersection. Upon further investigation, officers identified Pablo J. Vasquez Brittain, 19, of Delavan, as the suspect responsible for discharging the firearm from a vehicle due to an altercation. Associates of Vasquez Brittain were also identified. Vasquez and the other subjects were believed to be located in a residence in the City of Delavan.

Whitewater PD detectives subsequently executed a search warrant at the Delavan location. Assisting in the search warrant were the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, Rock County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and the Delavan Police Department. Multiple individuals were found to be in possession of firearms as the search warrant was executed, and all were taken into custody without incident. The firearm believed to have been fired from the vehicle in Whitewater was recovered at the Delavan residence. Illicit drugs were also located and turned over to the Delavan Police Department for prosecution.

Pablo Vasquez Brittain was confined in the Walworth County Jail. The Walworth County District Attorney’s Office has formally charged Vasquez Brittain with First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety (Wis. Stat. 941.30(1)). Matthew J. Conrad, 18, of Elkhorn, and Lamar N. Early, 19, of Delavan, were also confined in the Walworth County Jail; however, formal charges have not been filed by the Walworth County District Attorney’s Office at this time.

Investigation continues into the circumstances of this incident as well as additional confrontations involving the suspects that were reported to have occurred at approximately the same time. Anyone with pertinent information is encouraged to contact the Whitewater Police Department at 262-473-0555 option #4. Anonymous tips can also be submitted using P3tips.com.

The Whitewater Police Department would like to thank the UW-Whitewater Police Department, Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Rock County Sheriff’s Office and the Delavan Police Department for their assistance in this investigation. It is noted that this case has not been concluded. Unless a judgment of conviction is entered, the defendants are presumed innocent of all charges.

Editor’s note: The above press release was received from the Whitewater Police Department.