Police: Man was shooting at Rapids street lights

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Police arrested a 36-year-old man early Wednesday following a 911 call about someone shooting at street lights on Wisconsin Rapids’ east side.

At 12:23 a.m., an anonymous person called 911 and reported a man shooting at street lights near the intersection of 17th and Prospect streets, Wisconsin Rapids police Lt. Kevin Schwartz said. Officers who had been at an unrelated call nearby also heard the shots and responded to the scene.

The officers found the man, who was acting suspiciously, Schwartz said. The man was carrying a concealed and loaded handgun.

The man admitted to shooting at lights, Schwartz said. He told officers he was an alien protecting the universe from other aliens.