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Judi Lynn

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:41 PM Sep 2018

Man opens fire at his Wisconsin office, 3 seriously hurt

Source: Associated Press


Todd Richmond and Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Updated 6:09 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 19, 2018

MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — A heavily armed man opened fire on his co-workers at a Wisconsin software company Wednesday, seriously wounding three people before being fatally shot by police as employees ran from the building or hid inside, according to investigators.

Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke said officers shot the man within 8 minutes of receiving calls about an active shooter at WTS Paradigm. Foulke said the man was armed with a semi-automatic pistol and extra ammunition, and fired at officers before he was shot.

Foulke said three people were seriously injured during the attack, while a fourth person was grazed by a bullet.

. . .

The police chief said the motivation behind the attack was unclear and investigators didn't yet know whether the gunman targeted his victims. He didn't release the suspect's name but said he was an employee of WTS Paradigm and lived in nearby Madison.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Active-shooter-reported-at-business-in-Madison-13241429.php

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