Page 26 - The Guardians - MPD Summer 2020 Newsletter

Officer Tischer reflects on the

Molson Coors Shooting

Featuring: Erin Tischer, Milwaukee Police Officer

On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Milwauke e "It's an intense situation when you don' t know
Police Officer, Erin Tischer, was studyi ng for where your threats are coming from. Whe n you

the upcoming Sergeant’s exam when she he ard enter a large facility like Molson Coor s, you
a call over the police radio for an active shoot er don't know where you were headed. Som etimes
situation at the Molson Coors Beve rage you didn't know what floor you were on," said
Tischer.
Company.

“My senses went on high alert," Officer Tische r Six people were found dead at the scene
described. "I hoped it wasn’t real. I hope d it including the suspected gunman. All vi ctims
was a fake call, but the more updates that came and the suspect worked at Molson Coor s. No
in we could hear the panic in the officer's voi ce. members of the general public were invol ved in
We knew it was real." the incident. It took the Milwaukee Pol ice
Department nearly five hours to search each
Officer Tischer is a 13-year veteran with the building to get employees out safely.
Milwaukee Police Department and ha s
responded to several active shooter situations in "It's always challenging to come across vi ctims.
the past. However, the Molson Coors shoot ing The more scenes you go to, the more you feel
presented new challenges for the depa rtment bad," added Tischer. "You see wedding r ings on
due to the size of the property and the amount the hands of victims and you realize there is a
of employees at work when the shoot ing family or a spouse attached to that weddi ng
occurred. ring."

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