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Multiple Shooting in Wisconsin
5EyewitnessNews ^ | 11/21/04

Posted on 11/21/2004 4:04:56 PM PST by Lijahsbubbe

Updated: 11/21/2004 06:00:59 PM

Rice Lake, WI -- Five people are dead and three injured in a shooting incident that apparently began over a hunting dispute in western Wisconsin.

The confrontation began around noon, when authorities said a man in hunting gear was told to leave some wooded land by the property owners. The man left, but returned with an automatic rifle and started firing.

Sawyer County was in a virtual lockdown as authorities searched for the gunman. One suspect was eventually taken into custody around 5:20 p.m.

The suspect's name has not been released.

Officials at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake said they have treated at least three gunshot victims. They said one of the victims was transported to a hospital in Marshfield, WI. Another victim is in critical condition and is undergoing surgery. The third victim is in fair condition in the intensive care unit.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; banlist; deerstand; hunting; shooting; vang; wihunters
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1 posted on 11/21/2004 4:04:56 PM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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Now John Kerry will come out against hunting...


2 posted on 11/21/2004 4:06:14 PM PST by Technical Editor
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To: Lijahsbubbe

"Uh, ya hey der!"


3 posted on 11/21/2004 4:07:24 PM PST by zook
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To: Lijahsbubbe

Well, it IS a blue state.


4 posted on 11/21/2004 4:07:36 PM PST by gorush (Exterminate the Moops!)
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To: Lijahsbubbe

More Blue State love and peace.....


5 posted on 11/21/2004 4:07:58 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Lijahsbubbe
Wow....

Some people have lost their minds. I have not heard of a hunter going postal before.

6 posted on 11/21/2004 4:09:20 PM PST by Cold Heat (There is more to do! "Mr. Kerry, about that Navy discharge?")
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To: Technical Editor

Can I git me a hunt'n license here?


7 posted on 11/21/2004 4:09:49 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Lijahsbubbe

Ya know, I'm not at all tempted to make flippant comments about such an event. There are five people dead here, shot to death, and I don't find that amusing. I don't know who was shot, the article is light on details. It mentions "property owners", so I might guess that the perp who was asked to leave came back and killed the owners, but how many were there? Who were the people who were killed and injured?


8 posted on 11/21/2004 4:11:29 PM PST by .38sw
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To: Lijahsbubbe

I am sure there was an interesting exchange of words before the shooting started.


9 posted on 11/21/2004 4:12:50 PM PST by TheLion
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To: Lijahsbubbe

I don't know what the hell it being a blue state has to do with anything. Let's be real--a DUer could just as legitimately say a HUNTER did this. That no more says anything about all hunters than it does about blue staters. Whatever happened for blaming the individual for his/her own stupid actions and not "society"?


10 posted on 11/21/2004 4:13:46 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (If it is not fearful, it is not worthwhile. - Paul Tornier)
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To: Darkwolf377

Agreed, but you should address your comments to the appropriate posts (#'s 4 & 5).


11 posted on 11/21/2004 4:16:07 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Lijahsbubbe

How tragic! Prayers go out for the complete recovery of those who were wounded. May God comfort the families of those who were murdered.


12 posted on 11/21/2004 4:21:31 PM PST by NRA2BFree (CALL THE SENATORS AND OPPOSE ARLEN SPECTER FROM BEING THE CHAIR ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE!!)
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To: .38sw

I own 40 acres of hard woods in N/E Iowa. It's about 8 miles from the nearest small town and is posted with no hunting signs.

I let family and friends hunt it and only ask for some steaks or sausage in return.

I've been out to it during hunting season and I get one of two responses when I find somebody hunting there. The first is very polite and they move on. The second is very curtish and rude.

And no, I do not wander in when I find a car. I give a yell and beep the horn from the dirt road.


13 posted on 11/21/2004 4:22:58 PM PST by PeteB570
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To: .38sw

You are right.


14 posted on 11/21/2004 4:25:27 PM PST by JSteff
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To: gorush
Well, it IS a blue state.

We are 0.4 of 1% "Blue", that's about 12,000 fraudlent votes out of 3,000,000 total!

I would offer "regards", but I really wouldn't mean it...
GtGrrrrrrrr

15 posted on 11/21/2004 4:26:40 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, but I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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Five murdered, three wounded in shootings

Updated: 11/21/2004 06:10:03 PM

EXELAND, Wis. - Five people are dead and three injured in a shooting incident that apparently began over a hunting dispute in western Wisconsin.

The confrontation began around noon in a rural area southwestern Sawyer County. Authorities said a hunting party returning to their deer shack reported seeing a hunter unknown to them occupying their tree stand. That led to a shooting.

One of the shooting victims used a walkie talkie to radio back to the deer shack for help. When the victim's hunting partners came to the scene, they were also shot.

Sawyer County was in a virtual lockdown as authorities searched for the gunman. One suspect was eventually taken into custody around 5:15 p.m.

The suspect's name has not been released.

Officials at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake said they have treated at least three gunshot victims. They said one of the victims was transported to a hospital in Marshfield, WI. Another victim is in critical condition and is undergoing surgery. The third victim is in fair condition in the intensive care unit.

16 posted on 11/21/2004 4:27:34 PM PST by TERMINATTOR ("I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere" - GWB)
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This isn't a "hunting accident".

This is deliberate and premeditated murder.

17 posted on 11/21/2004 4:43:03 PM PST by Gritty ("You gotta start travelling with a bodyguard. Liberals are out of their minds!-Ann Coulter)
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To: Lijahsbubbe
Another thread on this..local info

HUNTER GOES BERZERK IN WISCONSIN; AT LEAST FIVE DEAD

18 posted on 11/21/2004 4:45:02 PM PST by OXENinFLA
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> returned with an automatic rifle...


Errrrmmmmm.... an "automatic" rifle? Just how sure are we of that, Mr. Reporter? Is it semi or full? And if full, was it legal or not?


19 posted on 11/21/2004 4:46:24 PM PST by orionblamblam
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To: Gandalf_The_Gray
"I would offer "regards", but I really wouldn't mean it... GtGrrrrrrrr"

Settle down, big fella, I'm a Badger myself.

20 posted on 11/21/2004 4:46:34 PM PST by gorush (Exterminate the Moops!)
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