Two shot dead in firing at Wisconsin casino, assailant killed
Patrons fled a Wisconsin casino after gunshots broke out Saturday evening, with one witness saying at least two people were shot.
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A State Patrol officer blocks the road in front of the Oneida Bingo and Casino in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo| AP) By Associated Press
GREEN BAY (US): Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino Saturday night and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and killed by police.
Brown County Sheriff s Lt. Kevin Pawlak said investigators believe the gunman was targeting a specific person he was angry at, but the person wasn t at the Oneida Casino at the time. Pawlak said that the gunman decided to still shoot some of the victim s co-workers or friends, it appears .
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A State Patrol officer blocks the road in front of the Oneida Bingo and Casino in Green Bay, Wis on Saturday May 1, 2021 after reports of an active shooter. A spokesperson for a Wisconsin casino says an undetermined number of people have been shot at the casino. The Oneida Casino in Green Bay tweeted Saturday there was an active shooter at the casino. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
GREEN BAY, Wis. – A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police, authorities said.
Patrons fled a Wisconsin casino after gunshots broke out on Saturday evening, with one witness saying at least two people were shot.
The attack happened around 7:30pm at the Oneida Casino, operated by the Oneida Nation tribe on the western side of Green Bay. Tribe spokeswoman Bobbi Webster said individuals had been shot, but she didn t have information on how many or their conditions.
Attorney General Josh Kaul tweeted shortly before 10 pm that, the scene is contained. There is no longer a threat to the community. He gave no other details and an agency spokeswoman didn t immediately respond to a message.