ghost of miles Posted March 13, 2005 Report Posted March 13, 2005 Damn... my brother is the general manager of Sheraton Four Points in northern Milwaukee... this happened at the Sheraton in a western Milwaukee suburb. Haven't had a chance to talk to him about it yet... terrible: Man Kills 7, Self at Wis. Church Service 36 minutes ago Top Stories - AP By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press Writer BROOKFIELD, Wis. - A gunman opened fire Saturday at a church service being held at a hotel, killing seven people before taking his own life, authorities said. Officers found four people and the gunman dead when they arrived about 1 p.m. at the Sheraton hotel. Three others died later at a hospital, said Daniel Tushaus, chief of the Brookfield Police Department. "There is nobody else being sought at this time as a suspect," he said. The victims were all in the same room at the hotel, Tushaus said. The suspect, a man of about 45 who was armed with a handgun, was affiliated with the church, which had been meeting at the hotel every Saturday morning for four or five years. Tushaus did not identify the victims but gave approximate ages. Two boys ages 15 and 17, a 72-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman died at the hotel. Three men ranging in age from 44 to 58 died later at a hospital. Four other people were hospitalized in serious condition. Some hotel guests remained locked in their rooms after police surrounded the building and would not allow anyone to enter or leave. Karen Suick, 48, said she arrived at the hotel Friday night with 15 players and parents for a hockey tournament. "One of our hockey dad's two daughters are still in there," she said. "They called his cell phone. They were OK, but they were told to go back to their room. So that's what they did." At least two church groups were holding meetings in the hotel at the time of the shootings, police said. Brookfield is a western suburb of Milwaukee. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 13, 2005 Report Posted March 13, 2005 I went up to dinner and tried to find this story on TV. Too bad this didn't happen in Atlanta (CNN) our NYC (MSNBC). Keep us informed. Quote
SGUD missile Posted March 13, 2005 Report Posted March 13, 2005 CNN did have a blurb on it around 3PM PST during their wall to wall camera lockdown shot following the non-activity at the sally port of the DeKalb County police place .. two of these incidents in the span of two days is not really a good sign of the overall mental health of the USA, IMO ... Quote
GregK Posted March 13, 2005 Report Posted March 13, 2005 one more reason why we gotta have stricter gun control in this country. Quote
Big Al Posted March 13, 2005 Report Posted March 13, 2005 two of these incidents in the span of two days is not really a good sign of the overall mental health of the USA, IMO ... Add to that the killing in Chicago of that judge's family..... it's like someone issued an edict to kill everyone who's ever wronged somebody....... Quote
JSngry Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 two of these incidents in the span of two days is not really a good sign of the overall mental health of the USA, IMO ... Add to that the killing in Chicago of that judge's family..... it's like someone issued an edict to kill everyone who's ever wronged somebody....... It starts at the top... Quote
rostasi Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 two of these incidents in the span of two days is not really a good sign of the overall mental health of the USA, IMO ... Add to that the killing in Chicago of that judge's family..... it's like someone issued an edict to kill everyone who's ever wronged somebody....... It starts at the top... Amen...ain't that the truth! Quote
Chrome Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 one more reason why we gotta have stricter gun control in this country. From Salon: Dallas gunman kills 3 from car sunroof March 15, 2005 | Dallas A man in a Jaguar stood up through the sunroof and opened fire with an assault rifle on another vehicle early Tuesday, killing three men and critically wounding a fourth, police said. Authorities were searching for the gunman, whose car was described as a white or silver Jaguar with fancy wheels, said Cpl. Max Geron, a Dallas police spokesman. The shootings happened about 2 a.m. on a highway frontage road near the Southern Methodist University campus. A police officer waiting at a traffic light at the intersection witnessed the shootings and stopped to help when the second car crashed, police Sgt. Gil Cerda said. Police policy prohibited the officer from pursuing the fleeing vehicle because he already had a prisoner from an unrelated case in his back seat, Geron said. No motive has been determined, but the shooting happened soon after a fight was reported at a nearby bar. A car reported at the bar resembled the one from which the shots were fired, Geron said. Killed were Eddie Pech, 36; Bernardo Andrade, 21; and Favio Andrade, 19, all of Dallas, Geron said. Another man was taken to Baylor University Medical Center, where he was listed in "very critical" condition, the spokesman said. His identity was not released Quote
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.