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Hunter kills 5 fellow hunters, wounds 3
Jome:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/22/hunters.killed/index.html
Suspect named in fatal hunter shootings
Sheriff: Man who fired was using deer stand on private property
(CNN) -- The man who opened fire on a group of deer hunters in northwest Wisconsin, killing five and wounding three others, was using a deer stand on private property before the shooting began, Sawyer County Sheriff James Meier said Monday.
A suspect is in custody -- 36-year-old Chai Wang, of St. Paul, Minnesota -- but no formal charges have been filed against him, Meier told reporters.
"This is an incredible tragedy," Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said. "One in which a great family tradition like a deer hunt has turned into such a great loss for the families involved. The whole state of Wisconsin feels the deepest sympathy and pain."
The shootings occurred Sunday in Sawyer County after a hunter returning to a rural cabin saw a man in a deer stand, a platform built in a tree to give hunters a better view, on private property. The hunter radioed someone to ask about the man's presence there.
Meier said the man had apparently been hunting, gotten lost and stopped a couple of hunters to ask for directions. He wandered onto 400 acres of private land.
The other hunter "approached the person and asked him to leave, at which time the landowners and the occupants of the cabin came on the scene. The suspect got down from the deer stand, walked approximately 40 yards, fiddled with his rifle in some way ... turned and opened fire on the group," Meier said.
When other hunters appeared on the scene, they also were hit by gunfire, Meier said. Some of the people suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The shooter used an SKS 7.62 mm assault rifle, the sheriff said.
Two bodies were found near each other, and the others were found over an area of about 100 yards, he said.
The dead were identified Monday as Robert Crotteau, 42, and his son, Joey Crotteau, 20; Al Laski, 43; Mark Roidt, 28; and Jessica Willers, 27, the daughter of Terry Willers who was wounded.
Terry Willers was taken to a clinic in nearby Marshfield with a neck and shoulder wound, and was said to be doing well.
Denny Drew was in critical condition Monday with an abdominal wound and extensive injuries to his large and small intestines, and pancreas. He had a three-hour operation Sunday and was improving, said Dr. Lynn Koob, a surgeon at Lakeview Medical Center.
Lauren Hesebeck is also at Lakeview with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and arm.
After the shootings, the man got lost again and was led from the woods by two hunters who were unaware of the incident. A Department of Natural Resources officer recognized the deer license on his back from a description given by one of the shooting victims, said Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle of the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department.
"We were very thankful to take him into custody. No one else got hurt," Zeigle said. "When he was taken into custody, his gun was empty."
The killings have stunned Exeland, a village of 219 people about 135 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
Barron County Sheriff Tom Richie said the victims "Are all well-known, well-respected members of the community."
The five who died were from the Rice Lake area near Birchwood. A Rice Lake Hunters Survivors and Victims Fund has been set up.
Saturday was the opening of the nine-day deer season.
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A new episode of "Only in America"... :-\
At least the name of the shooter didn't sound American this time.
Trauma-san:
Remove thyself from my country's collective nuts, asshole.
Jome:
What's the matter, you mad ??
I guess I wouldn't have posted this if it happened in Norway right.... riiiiiiiiiiiight. ::)
Jome:
Update: Sixth hunter dead
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/22/hunters.killed/index.html
Nuts.
*Jamal*:
--- Quote from: Jome on November 22, 2004, 10:20:06 PM ---Update: Sixth hunter dead
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/22/hunters.killed/index.html
Nuts.
--- End quote ---
LOL
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