RAW: Lockdown at Wisconsin facility after workplace shooting By GRETCHEN EHLKE | March 17, 2021 at 10:09 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 2:46 PM
MILWAUKEE (AP) â A worker shot and killed two colleagues at a supermarket distribution center near Milwaukee before crashing his vehicle during a police pursuit and then killing himself, a union official and police said Wednesday.
The attack happened Tuesday night at the Roundyâs distribution center in Oconomowoc, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Milwaukee, said Thomas Bennett, secretary-treasurer of General Teamsters Local Union No. 200. He said all three men were in their 40s.
Oconomowoc police said the suspectâs vehicle was spotted in Milwaukee after the attack and officers began to pursue it. The vehicle crashed and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities, who didnât release the names of any of the shooter or victims.
UpdatedWed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:57 pm CT
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Three people are dead including a suspect after shootings Tuesday night at Roundy s Distribution Center, 1111 Delafield Road, in Oconomowoc, Wis. (Shutterstock)
WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI Police say the man suspected of killing two workers Tuesday might at Roundy s Oconomowoc warehouse lived in Wauwatosa, according to Wauwatosa Police.
The suspect was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a crashed car in Milwaukee County, authorities said.
Wauwatosa Police are currently assisting the Waukesha County Sheriff s Department with executing a search warrant at the suspect s home, police said at a news conference Wednesday.
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Roads near 124th and Cherry are currently blocked off by Wauwatosa police.
Maybe things wear on you after while, Bennett said.
Authorities have released few details about the attack, including the names of the shooter and victims. The facility was locked down temporarily, and police asked motorists to avoid the area near Highway 67 south of Interstate 94.
Officers from several area agencies were on the scene.
The Roundy s complex employs close to 1,000 people, according to the Journal Sentinel. Roundy s is a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Kroger that operates Pick n Save and Metro Market stores in Wisconsin and Mariano s grocery stores in northern Illinois.
In a statement, Roundy s said, We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred last night at our Oconomowoc distribution center.