The now-dead guy didn't bring a gun into the courtroom. He grabbed a gun out of the holster of the deputy sheriff he shot, and in turn, was shot by the lead detective in the case.
Here's the update from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Deputy shot in tussle with murder defendant
Man, just convicted of murder, in turn killed by detective
Journal Sentinel staff
Last Updated: May 29, 2002
A murder defendant was killed and a sheriff's deputy wounded during a shooting inside a courtroom at the Milwaukee County Safety Building this morning.
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Boy, 15, sent to juvenile center for role in homicide (5/24/02)Laron Ball, 20, was shot and killed by a homicide detective inside the courtroom after the deputy was shot with his own service revolver during a tussle with Ball, according to witnesses.
Ball had just been found guilty of felony murder and armed robbery in the shooting death of an Oregon man, who was killed for his Rolex watch during a visit to Milwaukee in December. Amon Rogers, 27, was shot twice in the back as he tried to flee his robbers on the night of Dec. 27 in the 5600 block of N. 91st St.
According to witnesses:
The injured deputy was facing the jury as the guilty verdict was being delivered about 11:35 a.m. when Ball jumped the defense table and lunged at the deputy.
The deputy was struck in the abdomen when his gun went off. Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clark said it was unclear whether the defendant removed the deputy's gun from his holster or whether it was fired while still in the deputy's possession.
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 of the county Safety Building inside Judge Daniel Konkol's courtroom. The building also houses the sheriff's department.
Shortly after the shooting, the southeast corner of the third floor was sealed off with desks, chairs and benches.
The injured deputy, 35, was taken to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, where he was in satisfactory condition, said hospital spokesman Mark McLauglin.
A deputy and attorney also were hurt in the commotion, although not seriously, according to sheriff's Sgt. Charles G. Coughlin.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Carl Ashley, whose courtroom is located in a nearby building in the complex, said security can always be improved but he feels safe in his courtroom.
"The elements of our society permeate the court system. We dont always have good players in here," Ashley said. "There is always some risk.
"There is some solace in the fact there wasnt a fundamental flaw in the security," he said.
More complete coverage of this developing story will appear online during the day and in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in the morning.