Green Bay Press-Gazette
BELLEVUE – The man police say shot and killed two people and seriously injured another person was a former employee of the Duck Creek Kitchen + Bar who had been fired earlier in the year.
Bruce K. Pofahl was identified as the gunman by Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain during a news conference Monday morning. Pofahl killed Ian J. Simpson, 32, and Jacob T. Bartel, 35, then minutes later shot and injured 28-year-old Danny Mulligan, according to the sheriff.
The 62-year-old gunman used a 9mm in the attack Saturday night, Delain said, before police shot and killed him outside the building. The Duck Creek restaurant is inside the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, which is attached to the Oneida Casino in Ashwaubenon.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
BELLEVUE – The man police say shot and killed two people and seriously injured another person was a former employee of the Duck Creek Kitchen + Bar who had been fired earlier in the year.
Bruce K. Pofahl was identified as the gunman by Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain during a news conference Monday morning. Pofahl killed Ian J. Simpson, 32, and Jacob T. Bartel, 35, then minutes later shot and injured 28-year-old Danny Mulligan, according to the sheriff.
The 62-year-old gunman used a 9mm in the attack Saturday night, Delain said, before police shot and killed him outside the building. The Duck Creek restaurant is inside the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, which is attached to the Oneida Casino in Ashwaubenon.
Officials ID suspect, victims in Green Bay casino shooting
The Oneida Nation addresses the fatal shooting that happened Saturday night at the Oneida Casino complex.
By: WGBA Staff, Scripps National
Posted at 7:23 AM, May 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-03 12:03:19-04
ASHWAUBENON, Wisc. â Officials with the Brown County Sheriffâs Department Monday identified the gunman and victims involved in a deadly shooting at a Green Bay-area casino and resort complex on Saturday.
According to Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain, the gunman entered the Duck Creek Kitchen + Bar at the Oneida Casino on Saturday night, fatally shooting two people at a waiterâs station in front of 50 customers. The suspect then moved to another part of the resort and shot another employee of the restaurant.
Oneida Nation late Saturday tweeted its West Mason casino, travel center and Packerland casinos will open at 8 a.m. Sunday, while the main casino and Irene Moore Activity Center will remain closed until further notice. All retail stores will open as usual on Sunday.
Robert Hesson was attending a friend s birthday party in a banquet room at the casino when staff rushed in and screamed at them to get out.
Hesson said he couldn t hear gunshots and initially thought it might be a fire, but as they were leaving the building, police cars were speeding into the lot.
Outside, staff told them to get further and further away from the building as police rushed in with tactical weapons and shotguns, Hesson said.
3 People Dead In Oneida Casino/Radisson Hotel Shooting, Including Suspect By Robert Kennedy
May 1, 2021 8:06 PM
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – There has been an active shooter situation at the Oneida Casino in Ashwaubenon.
Authorities say two people were gunned down by a man who may have been there to shoot someone else. The suspect apparently walked into the Duck Creek Kitchen and Bar and opened fire.
“[He was] targeting a specific victim who was not there, but he decided to still shoot some of the victim’s friends and co-workers, it appears,” said Brown County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant, Kevin Pawlak.
You can see the entire press conference here: