Oneida Casino shooting: Police identified by DOJ
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ASHWAUBENON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) on Friday, May 7 released information on its investigation into the May 1 shooting at the Oneida Casino complex in Ashwaubenon.
During the incident, DOJ said, law enforcement contact teams responded to the active threat and came into contact with the suspected shooter near the first-floor parking ramp on the east side of the Radisson Hotel – part of the Oneida grounds. Three Green Bay police officers fired their weapons and struck the suspect. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Department of Justice identifies 3 Green Bay police officers who shot Radisson gunman Haley BeMiller, Green Bay Press-Gazette
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ASHWAUBENON - The state Department of Justice has identified the three Green Bay police officers who shot and killed a gunman Saturday night at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center.
Officers responded about 7:30 p.m. to reports of shots fired at the Duck Creek Kitchen + Bar inside the Radisson, which is attached to the Oneida Casino. Police said a 62-year-old former employee, Bruce Pofahl, shot and killed Ian Simpson, 32, and Jacob Bartel, 35, at a waiter station, then shot another employee, Daniel Mulligan, 28, outside the restaurant.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Department of Justice identified the three Green Bay Police officers who opened fire on a man who shot three people at a tribal casino complex.
The DOJ issued a news release Friday saying Sgt. Brian Jordan, Officer Makayla Wolfe and Officer Ben Snyder fired on 62-year-old Bruce Pofahl outside the Oneida Nation casino complex in Ashwaubenon earlier this month. Pofahl was pronounced dead at the scene. Jordan is a 21-year veteran with the Green Bay Police Department. Wolfe and Snyder each have been with the department for two years. All three officers have been placed on administrative leave while DOJ continues to investigate the incident.
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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.
According to state investigators, Sgt. Brian Jordan and officers Makayla Wolfe and Ben Snyder encountered Pofahl near the first-floor of a parking ramp on the east side of the hotel complex. The officers fired their weapons and hit Pofahl, who died at the scene.
Jordan is a 21-year veteran of the Green Bay Police Department. Wolfe and Snyder have both worked there for about two years. The officers were placed on administrative leave during the investigation.
The DOJ continues to investigate the shooting of Pofahl and did not provide any additional details Friday.
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