A year after deadly shooting, Molson Coors has set a course for more inclusive culture but cultivating real change will take time Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel After an electrician at Molson Coors shot and killed five of his coworkers and himself last February, several employees at Milwaukee’s iconic brewery spoke up. They told news outlets about racism they’d experienced on the job, and supervisors who didn’t seem to take meaningful action against it. The Milwaukee Police Department said its investigation found racism likely was not the main motive of the gunman Anthony Ferrill, who was Black. He had been exhibiting paranoia and erratic behavior for about three years before the shooting.
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We need him : Miller Brewery shooting victim s widow still grieves Angelica Valle s husband Jesus Jesse Valle Jr. was shot and killed by a co-worker on Feb. 26, 2020. Share Updated: 12:01 PM CST Feb 26, 2021 We need him : Miller Brewery shooting victim s widow still grieves Angelica Valle s husband Jesus Jesse Valle Jr. was shot and killed by a co-worker on Feb. 26, 2020. Share Updated: 12:01 PM CST Feb 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IMPORTANT LOCAL COVERAGE. YOU ARE WATCHING WISN 12 NEWS THIS MORNING. DIANA: WELCOME TO 12 NEWS THIS MORNING. TODAY, MILLER BREWING WILL MARK ONE YEAR SINCE AN EMPLOY OPENED FIRE ON HIS CO-WORKERS, KILLING FIVE OF THEM. ONLY ON 12 NEWS, THE WIDOW OF JESUS VALLE, JR., SAYS NOT A DAY GOES BY HER CHILDREN DON’T ASK ABOUT THEIR DAD. [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] DIANA: ANGELICA VALLE REMEMBERS HOW HER HUSBAND JESUS, OR JESSE, HAPPILY WENT TO WORK. [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] DIANA: SHE SAYS ON THAT FATEFUL DAY, SHE HEARD ABOUT THE SHOOTING.SHE DROVE TO THE PLANT HIM UP. BUT COULDN’T REACH HIM. HOURS LATER, SHE HEARD FROM INVESTIGATORS. AND NOW ONE YEAR LATER SHE IS ANGRY THAT SECURITY AT THE COMPANY FAILED, BECAUSE SHE STILL DOESN’T KNOW WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTIN SHE AND THEIR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE THREE AND FOUR ARE LEFT TO MOURN. DIANA: A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JESUS VALLE JUNIOR, WHO WAS 33, WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT NOON,
Family of Miller Brewery shooting victim shares precious memories of Jesse Valle Family of Miller Brewery shooting victim shares precious memories of Jesse Valle For the first time, we are hearing directly from the victims family members about the tragedy that unfolded during the Miller Brewery shooting one year ago. MILWAUKEE - For the first time, we are hearing directly from the victims family members about the tragedy that unfolded during the Miller Brewery shooting one year ago on Feb. 26, 2020. One family spoke exclusively with FOX6 News about how their lives have changed. Family members keep the memory of Jesse Valle close to their hearts. His younger sister, Jenny, looked up to her brother her entire life.
After an electrician at Molson Coors shot and killed five of his coworkers and himself last February, several employees at Milwaukee’s iconic brewery spoke up. They told news outlets about racism they’d experienced on the job, and supervisors who didn’t seem to take meaningful action against it. The Milwaukee Police Department said its investigation found racism likely was not the main motive of the gunman Anthony Ferrill, who was Black. He had been exhibiting paranoia and erratic behavior for about three years before the shooting. But as reports of a racist workplace climate surfaced including that a noose was placed on or in Ferrill’s locker five years prior Molson Coors leadership acknowledged they had “more work to do.”
By Logan Rude Feb 26, 2021 4:08 PM MILWAUKEE Friday marks one year since the mass shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee. Six people, including the gunman, died that day. Hundreds of pages of police reports still leave one question unanswered: Why did this tragedy happen? Witnesses and families interviewed by police said they don’t understand why the gunman killed his co-workers that day. One witness said he had some sort of issue with another one of the victims, but didn’t know what. Another said racist incidents may have played a part. In the wake of the shooting, the company has taken time to address how it deals with incidents of racism. Molson Coors Community Affairs Director Tami Garrison said the company is working to make all employees feel welcomed.
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Friday marks one year since a gunman opened fire and killed five co-workers at the Miller brewery in Milwaukee.The victims were Dale Hudson, Gennady Levshetz, Jesus Valle Jr., Trevor Wetselaar and Dana Walk.It s a loss their families are still feeling today.Janet Wetselaar lost her son Trevor, a powerhouse operator at Molson Coors and Navy veteran who worked on a nuclear submarine. Our entire family has been devastated, and every day and night is filled with extreme misery and sadness, she told WISN 12. It has been a very difficult year for the family without Dale and our hearts are slowly healing, Hudson s widow, Kathleen Hudson, said.For these families, time has not yet healed their deep wounds. The beermaker and its staff are still healing, too. Our employees have been incredibly resilient. I think they ve taken comfort speaking with one another, speaking with counselors. They ve shown an incredible amount of grit and determination to recover from this, Molson Coors community affairs director Tami Garison said.Molson Coors offered Friday off to all brewery workers and will have a moment of silence companywide. It also dedicated a memorial to the victims last fall. As a company, we re trying to make sure we re doing everything to support those range of emotions, Garrison said.The shooter, Anthony Ferrill, took the lives of his co-workers then turned the gun on himself. Are we any closer today to figuring out a motive for this deadly violence? WISN 12 s Hillary Mintz asked Garrison. That s a fair question, but I m not the Milwaukee Police Department, and I can t answer that question for you, Garrison said.A year later, no answers and no closure for the families something they say they may never have.Molson Coors set up a fund for the victims families which raised more than $1.8 million.
View All Result Molson Coors gives employees day off, will temporarily pause brewery operations early on anniversary of mass shooting MILWAUKEE- Employees at Molson Coors’ Milwaukee brewing facility will have the option to take the entire day off Friday on what will be the first anniversary of a mass shooting in which five employees were killed by a former co-worker. Those employees are Jesus Valle Jr., 33, Gennady “Gene” Levshetz, 61, Trevor Wetselaar, 33, Dana Walk, 57, Dale Hudson, 60. “It turned our whole world upside down and it was a difficult day for us,” Molson Coors public affairs director Tami Garrison tells WTMJ. “Through it all we’ve made sure we are providing the support and resources for employees and giving them what they need to grieve in a way that they feel significant and important.”