There's Quite The Story Unfolding Up here in northern Wisconsin

[Street_Challenged73]

It all started while I was at work in Iron Mountain, Michigan doing the usual night shift thing.  I got in around 2:20-ish as I start at 2:30 P.M. Central Time and go until 1:00 A.M. the following morning (hence the early morning post).  Well, I get an e-mail from the night shift "boss" at apparently 8:30-ish, but I didn't open my mail until my 10:30 P.M. break.  Needless to say, it was some very bad news that may or may not affect me.  The next township over (across the bridge in WI) had a shooting, which consisted of three killed and two injured, one being an officer.  Apparently some wack-job(s) (possibly an ex-Military man/men) decided to perch themselves above a railroad bridge, wearing full camouflage and yielding a high-powered rifle, and began opening fire onto a group of local late-teens/early twenties guys swimming/and or walking onto shore far away.  They're currently still out looking for the person/persons responsible with all the local law enforcement agencies (including S.W.A.T. from Dickinson County, MI as well as Green Bay, WI) since 6:30-ish.  The hard part is that this area is extremely wooded and the location of the initial shooting was within a woman's property of 600-acres of woods.  They have the majority of the local roads closed off right now (I was surprised I was still able to make it across another bridge ~5-6 miles from the first shootings) and hopefully they find this scum-bag by mid-morning and dispose of him properly.  Here I thought it was bad enough when the Crandon, WI shootings occurred a couple years back (about 40 minutes from me), but this is literally 10-13 miles from where I am sitting here writing this (complete with more sirens going off).  For those interested in the story (or hopes of them finding and executing this mad-man, here's the page that has been my friend for the majority of the night while I was still at work:

http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5923dd70-0544-47d0-b83a-f02358e04557

I should add that the local news channel had a tip that someone had seen a man walking on the side of the bridge around 6:15, approximately 45-60 minutes after the victims' discoveries.

To give you an idea of how close I am, I passed the site from this photo about 30 minutes ago:
http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7112090&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

The news team was/is currently stationed outside of a local bar and looking onward at Aurora Liquors (the building to the left with the gas pumps).

[Chryco Psycho]

It can definatly shake you up when it is that close , but it is still random & the odds have not changed
we have had numerous gang assinations in residential  neighborhoods in the past few months , never know if you might get caught in crossfire

[DAYTONA]

...a week or so ago, a local guy was stopped and had a body in his trunk, but the head was missing....killer looked kinda like Manson.....weirdos everywhere, some people just ain't wired right

[BIGSHCLUNK]

H0ly crap... just what we need , another wac-job.    My condolences to the family's 

[cuda]

This is one CRAZY world we live in isnt it?  We just had a crazy event up north here as well. A grey hound bus ride went nuts when a passenger began stabbing another that was sleeping. He was killed and if that wasnt enough he then decapitated him with a very large knife on the bus in front of everyone else there!!!! I can hardly stand to see the news anymore. I am going to the mountains for a week or soo to find some peace and quiet and a trout stream. Stay safe everyone and tell the ones you love that....you love them.     PS hope i never jacked this thread. Cuda

[Rare_T_A]

With this going on and the guy getting be headed in a bus in Canada it's time to lock everything up and get some protection.

[Chryco Psycho]

the problem is they have taken a lot of the guns away from normal people but all the criminal still have no trouble getting them up here , makes me feel a Lot safer ... Not

[Street_Challenged73]

Here's the update.  I just woke up after hearing they have found the guy, complete with an assault rifle, so let's hope they keep the trial short and the guns blazing...This guy seriously doesn't even deserve to rot in jail the rest of his life, but rather dispose of him quickly and get him out of society.

I should also mention that I recognize one of the names (didn't personally know him) of the deceased and my condolences go out to all the families affected by this psycho.

[KZ]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,395743,00.html

[torredcuda]

This is one CRAZY world we live in isnt it?  We just had a crazy event up north here as well. A grey hound bus ride went nuts when a passenger began stabbing another that was sleeping. He was killed and if that wasnt enough he then decapitated him with a very large knife on the bus in front of everyone else there!!!! I can hardly stand to see the news anymore. I am going to the mountains for a week or soo to find some peace and quiet and a trout stream. Stay safe everyone and tell the ones you love that....you love them.     PS hope i never jacked this thread. Cuda

The wackos are out in the woods too-ever watch Deliverance!

[js27]

Most people feel that they are safe in today world with police departments and cameras everywhere but it just not true. There are more WACKO's out there than we would like to think. One may be living next door to you now. When I hear about taking away peoples right to own a gun because it will make it safer for everybody I GO NUTS. This guy on the bus didn't need a gun and look at what he did. Remember the old west when everybody carried a gun on them in plain sight---that is what is needed but will never happen. If someone on that bus had a gun maybe the 19 year old kid would still be alive and it would be the WACKO with a hole in HIS HEAD.
JS27

[moparmaniac59]

Glad they caught the guy. He doesn't deserve three hots and a cot.  Hope justice is served. We do indeed live in crazy times.  :screwy:I unfortunately had to keep a loaded handgun within arms reach at my antique shop I ran because of robberies. It's a shame the way the world has become. My grandparents never locked the house and left keys in the car often. Can't do that now!!


                                                     Matt B.

[kingtroll]

I worked with someone years back that that came from China and told me a story of a robbery in China. He told me a couple of guys were robbing a money exchange place and they got caught. The next day they were executed. Maybe if we carried out IMMEDIATE justice to those that are caught in the act like they do in China then maybe we wouldn't see so much of these horrible crimes. I know it will never happen here but it should.

[67vertman]

I read this on the net today....

I am glad they caught him. 


Bless the family and loved one of those who where lost.