[TADSLOS]

Sounds like justice was served.

[brewcrew]

Holy $#!+ I guess I'll have to go to lunch and turn on the radio.

[Huck]

The headline doesn't match the story. Shouldn't it say Defendant shoots deputy before being shot by bailiff?

[StriperSniper]

Guilty.

[FormerLurker]

How the hell did a defendent walk into a courtroom with a gun?

[rockfish59]

Right on!!! Give the bailiff a custom engraved .45!

[Kerberos]

Made quick work of that matter before the state.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Ping for swift justice.

[chiefqc]

Taking out the trash.

Sure hope that the Sheriff's Deputy will be OK.

Nice shooting to the Bailiff.

[Salvation]

WISN 12 News was told that a defendant pulled a gun and shot a sheriff's deputy in the abdomen/groin area.

A bailiff in the courtoom shot and killed the defendant.

I understand the bailiff having a gun. But how in the heck did the defendant get a gun into a courtroom?

Any more details?

[TEXASPROUD]

Judge to Bailiff: "Nice shooting! Now get that POS outa mah courtroom!"

[AdA$tra]

Further proof that gun control is really just keeping the gun under your control and hitting your target.

[Ken H]

"The defendant was on trial for felony murder and armed robbery."

Not any more.

[July 4th]

Here's more info:

A sheriff's deputy was shot inside the Milwaukee County Safety Building Wednesday after tussling with a man who had just been found guilty in a homicide and robbery case.

Laron Ball, 20, was in turn shot and killed by a homicide detective who was in court at the time, witnesses said. Ball was in court for his role in the robbery and shooting death of an Oregon man, who was killed during a visit to Milwaukee in December.

According to witnesses:

The injured deputy was facing the jury as the guilty verdict was being delivered. Ball jumped the defense table and lunged at the deputy.

He was able to get the deputy's service revolver and shoot him in the groin area.

At that time, Alfonso Morales, the lead detective in the homicide case against Ball, stood at the prosecution table and shot the defendant. The shooting took place on the third floor inside Judge Daniel Konkol's courtroom, witnesses said Wednesday.

Shortly after the shooting, the southeast corner of the third floor was sealed off with desks, chairs and benches.

[Riley]

WISN 12 News was told that a defendant pulled a gun and shot a sheriff's deputy in the abdomen/groin area.

I don't think this would have helped his case.

[July 4th]

Looks like Wisconsin has re-instated the death penalty! Hoo-yah!

[xrp]

Finally...tax dollars (1 bullet) well spent!

[Bikers4Bush]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he was guilty.

[TC Rider]

I suspect there will be a lot of deputies headed out to the range for some mandatory weapon retention drills.

I'm glad the detective was able to shoot him like a rabid dog in the courtroom. He saved the taxpayers a ton of money.

Give that man the gold engraved 1911A

[paul51]

Too bad he couldn't get an attorney or two while he was at it.