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Both sources said Fraron Cornelius, 41, was named as the suspect in an email sent to local law enforcement.
Cornelius died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after crashing his vehicle while leading police on a car chase through Milwaukee County early Wednesday morning.
The suspect was found dead in his car.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office had tentatively identified the suspect as a 41-year-old man from Wauwatosa without naming the individual.
Authorities would not identify the suspect at a Wednesday afternoon news conference.
But Wauwatosa Sgt. Abby Pavlik said her department was assisting Waukesha County sheriff’s deputies in searching the home of the suspect along the 1500 block of North 124th St. in Wauwatosa.
Police: Pursuit, crash in NW Milwaukee tied to warehouse shooting
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Pursuit, crash in NW Milwaukee tied to warehouse shooting; shooter among 3 dead
Police said the pursuit and crash are directly related to the shooting at the Roundy s Distribution Center in Oconomowoc. The since-identified shooter is among three people dead.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner s Office was called to the scene of a pursuit and crash on Milwaukee s northwest side Wednesday morning, March 17.
Police said the pursuit is directly related to the shooting at Roundy s Distribution Center in Oconomowoc. A union official has since identified the shooter as Fraron Cornelius, 41, of Wauwatosa one of three dead.
Two employees at the Roundy s distribution center in Oconomowoc were killed Tuesday night, and the suspect is also dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a crash in Milwaukee.
The distribution center, which is roughly the size of 30 football fields, will be closed as the police investigation continues. About 1,000 people are employed at the warehouse.
The suspect lived in Wauwatosa, police said. A search warrant was executed at his home Wednesday afternoon.
State Rep. Barbara Dittrich of Oconomowoc called it one of the saddest St. Patrick’s Days that the 38th Assembly District has ever experienced.
But she added, We are a resilient and neighborly community, and although this incident is heartbreaking, I trust that our citizens will unify to bring healing and compassion to all involved.
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