Wisconsin Shooting On Fox Cities Trestle Trail Bridge In Menasha A ‘Random Shooter’

A Wisconsin shooting left four people dead and one person injured in what police are calling a “random shooter” incident.

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Around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, it is said a man opened fire on the Fox Cities Trestle Trail bridge in the Wisconsin shooting. Two witnesses said they heard between 10 and 12 shots fired from the western end of the bridge.

“He shot enough rounds to hurt several people,” witness Judge Finley said, according to Fox News. “I mean it was just like the old days in (Vietnam): Bang, bang, bang, bang… and then it got quiet. I saw people running, and both of us looked at each other and said, ‘Those weren’t fireworks.'”

About 30 police officers responded to the Wisconsin shooting, with cops covering both ends of the bridge. It is said the shooting was already over before they arrived, and not a single shot was fired from any police officer’s weapon.

Police Chief Tim Styka said the unidentified shooter was among the four people who died that evening. The shooter was pronounced at a local hospital and police say this random shooter probably was not related to any terrorist group or organization.

“At this point we do not believe there is any other threat to the community,” Styka said. “We think this was a random act. It does not appear that anyone was targeted.”

The surviving victim of the Wisconsin shooting had surgery at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah and was listed as being in critical condition. Menasha City Council President James Taylor said gun violence is a rare event in their small community, and he was surprised to hear about the shooting.

“Around the country every day it seems to happen somewhere or every other day,” Mr. Taylor said, according to the Associated Press. “I never ever thought I’d be standing here talking about this and having such a situation like this happen in our community.”

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