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U.S. NEWS Thursday 20 sepTember 2018

Man opens fire at

his Wisconsin office,

3 seriously hurt

By TODD RICHMOND and motivation behind the at-
SCOTT BAUER tack was unclear and in-
Associated Press vestigators didn't yet know
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — whether the gunman tar-
A heavily armed man geted his victims. He didn't
opened fire on his co-work- release the suspect's name
ers at a Wisconsin software but said he was an employ-
company Wednesday, ee of WTS Paradigm and
seriously wounding three lived in nearby Madison.
people before being fatally Foulke said the investiga-
shot by police as employ- tion was ongoing but not-
ees ran from the building ed: "We have reason to be-
or hid inside, according to lieve the suspect was heav- A women is escorted from the scene of a shooting at a software company in Middleton, Wis.,
investigators. ily armed with a lot of extra Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.
Middleton Police Chief ammunition, a lot of extra Associated Press
Chuck Foulke said offi- magazines."
cers shot the man within 8 Judy Lahmers, a business by a bullet but was OK. She some people still hiding in from windows, more than
minutes of receiving calls analyst at WTS Paradigm, didn't have any other infor- the building, which also an hour after the shooting.
about an active shooter at said she was working at mation about the shooting houses Esker Software. Jeff Greene, who also
WTS Paradigm. Foulke said her desk when she heard but said it was "totally unex- Gabe Geib, a customer works at Esker, said police
the man was armed with what sounded "like some- pected. We're all software advocate at Esker Soft- told those gathered in the
a semi-automatic pistol body was dropping boards people. We have a good ware, said he was working cafeteria to go a nearby
and extra ammunition, and on the ground, really loud." group." University Hospi- at his desk when he heard hotel to make a statement
fired at officers before he Lahmers said she ran out tal in Madison confirmed what "sounded like claps." about what they saw.
was shot. of the building and hid be- Wednesday afternoon that He said he then saw peo- Three yellow school buses
Foulke said three people hind a car. it was still treating three ple running away from the full of more than 100 peo-
were seriously injured dur- She said the building's glass victims from the shooting, building at "full sprint." ple, including witnesses,
ing the attack, while a entrance door was shat- saying one was in critical "We knew at that point were unloaded at a hotel
fourth person was grazed tered. condition and two were in that something was go- about 5 miles (8 kilome-
by a bullet. "I'm not looking back, I'm serious condition. ing down. A ton of people ters) from the office build-
"I think a lot less people running as fast as I can. You Police conducted a sec- were running across the ing. Some people hugged
were injured or killed be- just wonder, 'Do you hide or ondary search of the office street right in front of us," he as they were reunited with
cause police officers went do you run?'" she told The building after the shooting said. loved ones. Others stopped
in and neutralized the Associated Press. to ensure there were no Geib said he and his col- to pet a dog that had been
shooter," Foulke said. She said she knew one co- more victims or suspects leagues were still huddled brought by someone pick-
The police chief said the worker had been grazed — and officers discovered in their cafeteria, away ing up a worker.q

Biggest wildfire on record

in California is fully contained

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — The The fires north of San Fran- ing to prevent erosion and
U.S. Forest Service says the cisco killed a firefighter, monitoring spots that are
largest wildfire on record destroyed 157 homes and still burning.
in California is 100 percent scorched 720 square miles The blazes prompted the
contained. The agency (1,865 square kilometers). evacuation of thousands
made the announcement That's an area more than of people in Mendocino,
Wednesday about the so- twice the size of New York Lake, Colusa and Glenn
called Mendocino Com- City. counties. Authorities are still In this Aug. 7, 2018 file photo, firefighters monitor a backfire
plex of twin fires that erupt- Officials say 460 firefighters investigating what started while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex
ed in July. remain in the area, work- the fires.q Fire near Ladoga, Calif.