RAW: Lockdown at Wisconsin facility after workplace shooting By GRETCHEN EHLKE | March 17, 2021 at 4:09 AM HST - Updated March 17 at 8:46 AM
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.
Wisconsin Warehouse Employee Killed 2 Co-Workers, Then Kills Self, Police Say
On 3/17/21 at 11:06 AM EDT
An employee at the Roundy s Distribution Center in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, killed two co-workers on Wednesday morning before taking their own life, police said.
The City of Oconomowoc Police Department said they received a call of a possible industrial accident on Tuesday night around 10:30 p.m., but learned quickly that it was no an industrial play and foul play was involved. Squads from the City of Oconomowoc responded to the scene and located a patient who was pulseless and not breathing. A short time later, a second patient was located who was also pulseless and not breathing. Life saving measures were conducted but were unsuccessful. Both subjects were pronounced deceased at the scene, the department said in a Wednesday statement.
According to a report from CBS58, authorities have asked drivers to avoid Highway 67 south of I-94.
Officials haven’t said whether there are any injuries, or said when the incident started.
Roundys Distribution Plant currently on lockdown due to tactical situation. Avoid Hwy 67 south of I94 for now. No confirmed word on injuries or when this started. Media updates throughout the morning from @CBS58@KimShineCBS58pic.twitter.com/iXd3xd1LXz
CBS 58 reported police said residents should be safe unless they have been separately notified.
Officers from several area agencies were on the scene.
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.
Mar 17, 2021 9:17 AM
A union official says two people are shot and killed at the Roundy’s distribution center in Oconomowoc.
The facility is on lockdown.
The facility is west of Highway 67. Police have roads closed and are asking people to avoid the area.
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.
Official: Worker kills 2 co-workers at Roundy s; shooter also dead
By Bret Lemoine and Amelia Jones
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Worker kills 2 co-workers at Roundy’s, shooter also dead
A worker at a supermarket distribution center in Oconomowoc shot and killed two co-workers on Wednesday, a union official said.
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - A worker at a supermarket distribution center in Oconomowoc shot and killed two co-workers on Wednesday, a union official said. That official identified the shooter, who is also dead, as Fraron Cornelius, 41, of Wauwatosa.
The shootings happened overnight in different locations inside the Roundy’s distribution center in Oconomowoc, about 30 miles west of Milwaukee, said Thomas Bennett, secretary-treasurer of General Teamsters Local Union No. 200. All three dead were men in their 40s.