Green Bay Officers Who Killed Suspected Casino Complex Shooter Identified By Casey Nelson
May 7, 2021 4:17 PM
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – State investigators have released the names of the three Green Bay police officers who shot and killed a man suspected of shooting three people Saturday night at the Oneida Casino complex.
The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation identified the officers as Sgt. Brian Jordan, a 21-year veteran of the department, Officer Makayla Wolfe, who has been with the department for two years, and Officer Ben Snyder, who has been on the force for almost two years. The officers have been placed on administrative leave, per department policy, while the investigation continues.
Green Bay Officers Who Killed Suspected Casino Complex Shooter Identified By Casey Nelson
May 7, 2021 | 4:17 PM
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – State investigators have released the names of the three Green Bay police officers who shot and killed a man suspected of shooting three people Saturday night at the Oneida Casino complex.
The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation identified the officers as Sgt. Brian Jordan, a 21-year veteran of the department, Officer Makayla Wolfe, who has been with the department for two years, and Officer Ben Snyder, who has been on the force for almost two years. The officers have been placed on administrative leave, per department policy, while the investigation continues.
The Brown County sheriff says a former employee of the Duck Creek Kitchen & Bar is responsible for shooting and killing two people and wounding a third over the weekend just outside of Green Bay.
By Kelly Fisher
Police fatally shot a gunman who appeared to target a Wisconsin casino over the weekend.
Two people were killed and another was wounded in the incident at Oneida Casino in Green Bay. It happened late Saturday night (May 1), the
“He was targeting a specific victim who was not there, but he decided to still shoot some of the victim’s friends or co-workers, it appears,” Brown County Sheriff’s Lt.
Kevin Pawlak said of the gunman during a news conference. He added, “it appears there’s some relationship that had to do with employment.”
WLUK-TV reported Monday (May 3) that that the gunman was a former employee of the Duck Creek Kitchen + Bar at the casino. He shot and killed two of the employees at the waiter station.
Authorities: Suspect in Green Bay casino shooting was former employee
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Authorities in Wisconsin identified the gunman in a shooting that killed two people at the Oneida Casino in Green Bay as Bruce K. Pofahl, 62, an employee who had been fired and barred from the property. Photo courtesy Oneida Casino
May 3 (UPI) Authorities on Monday identified a fired employee as the suspect who opened fire near the Oneida Casino in Wisconsin, killing two people and injuring another in a weekend mass shooting.
The Brown County Sheriff s Office on Monday said Bruce Pofahl opened fire at his former workplace, the Duck Creek Kitchen and Bar at the Radisson Hotel & Convention Center in Green Bay, where he shot and killed employees Ian Simpson, 32, and Jacob Bartel, 35 on Saturday.