[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?

[HiJinx]

Sourced article is more detailed. Perp had just been found guilty, he reached over and grabbed a bailiff's gun and shot the deputy.

Point of confusion in the article, either another bailiff or another deputy shot and killed the 20-yr-old scumbag.

[FormerLurker]

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

Any more details?

From Defendant Shot, Killed In Milwaukee Courtoom

WISN 12 News was told that a defendant on trial allegedly reached for a gun that belonged to a bailiff in the courtroom and fired a shot a sheriff's deputy. The shot hit the deputy in the abdomen/groin area.

[JohnMac]

In all likelyhood, given the nature of the crime, the Defendant would have been shackled and needed assistance to walk. In that case two bailiffs would likely have been on either side of the Defendant, giving him "a choice" of who was paying less attention to his sidearm. Believe it or not, it's the same rationale as why hospitals make patients ride in wheel chairs; if they fall, they will sue you.

[Kaslin]

He didn't come into the court room with a gun. He grabbeed it from a deputy