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| Wisconsin shooting: man suspected of killing three found dead in spa | Wisconsin shooting: man suspected of killing three found dead in spa |
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| A man police suspected of killing three people and wounding four others by opening fire at a tranquil day spa was found dead on Sunday afternoon following a six-hour manhunt that locked down a shopping centre, country club and hospital in suburban Milwaukee. | A man police suspected of killing three people and wounding four others by opening fire at a tranquil day spa was found dead on Sunday afternoon following a six-hour manhunt that locked down a shopping centre, country club and hospital in suburban Milwaukee. |
| Authorities said they believed the shooting was related to a domestic dispute. The man they identified as the suspect, Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, had a restraining order against him. | Authorities said they believed the shooting was related to a domestic dispute. The man they identified as the suspect, Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, had a restraining order against him. |
| Brookfield police chief Dan Tushaus said Haughton died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was found in the spa. Authorities initially believed Haughton had fled and spent much of Sunday looking for him. | Brookfield police chief Dan Tushaus said Haughton died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was found in the spa. Authorities initially believed Haughton had fled and spent much of Sunday looking for him. |
| The shooting happened at about 11am at the Azana Day Spa, a two-story, 9,000-square-foot (836-square-metre) building across from a major shopping mall in Brookfield, a middle-to-upper class community west of Milwaukee. Hours later, a bomb squad descended on the building, and police chief Dan Tushaus said an improvised explosive device had been found inside. | The shooting happened at about 11am at the Azana Day Spa, a two-story, 9,000-square-foot (836-square-metre) building across from a major shopping mall in Brookfield, a middle-to-upper class community west of Milwaukee. Hours later, a bomb squad descended on the building, and police chief Dan Tushaus said an improvised explosive device had been found inside. |
| The mall, a country club adjacent to the spa, a nearby hospital and other buildings were locked down as police searched for Haughton. | The mall, a country club adjacent to the spa, a nearby hospital and other buildings were locked down as police searched for Haughton. |
| Shortly before authorities said Haughton's body had been found, his father, Radcliffe Haughton Sr, said that he had last spoken to his son a few days ago, but didn't have any indication anything was wrong. | Shortly before authorities said Haughton's body had been found, his father, Radcliffe Haughton Sr, said that he had last spoken to his son a few days ago, but didn't have any indication anything was wrong. |
| He said then that he had a message for his son: "Please just turn yourself in or contact me." | He said then that he had a message for his son: "Please just turn yourself in or contact me." |
| Tushaus said officers initially focused on reaching and helping the victims. The victims' names were not released by authorities, and a hospital treating the victims also was put on lockdown. Staff members were being escorted into the building, and critically injured patients were being accepted with a police escort. Officers were stationed at all main entrances to the facility. | Tushaus said officers initially focused on reaching and helping the victims. The victims' names were not released by authorities, and a hospital treating the victims also was put on lockdown. Staff members were being escorted into the building, and critically injured patients were being accepted with a police escort. Officers were stationed at all main entrances to the facility. |
| A sea of ambulances and police vehicles collected at the scene shortly after the shooting. A witness, David Gosh of nearby West Allis, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he was returning from duck hunting with his father and a friend when he saw a woman emerge from the spa, screaming, as she ran into traffic. The area is near an interstate highway and a busy commercial road. | A sea of ambulances and police vehicles collected at the scene shortly after the shooting. A witness, David Gosh of nearby West Allis, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he was returning from duck hunting with his father and a friend when he saw a woman emerge from the spa, screaming, as she ran into traffic. The area is near an interstate highway and a busy commercial road. |
| "She ran right out into the street and was pounding on cars," Gosh told the newspaper. He said that moments later, a man with a handgun ran out, and appeared to be chasing her, then went back inside. | "She ran right out into the street and was pounding on cars," Gosh told the newspaper. He said that moments later, a man with a handgun ran out, and appeared to be chasing her, then went back inside. |
| Police released little about Haughton other than a physical description and a photo. | Police released little about Haughton other than a physical description and a photo. |
| Online court records showed a temporary restraining order was issued against Haughton in Milwaukee county circuit court on 8 October because of a domestic abuse complaint. Haughton appeared in court on Thursday, when a no-contact order was issued and he was told to turn all his weapons over to the sheriff's department. | Online court records showed a temporary restraining order was issued against Haughton in Milwaukee county circuit court on 8 October because of a domestic abuse complaint. Haughton appeared in court on Thursday, when a no-contact order was issued and he was told to turn all his weapons over to the sheriff's department. |
| It was not clear who sought the restraining order, but his father said he was married. | It was not clear who sought the restraining order, but his father said he was married. |
| It was the second mass shooting in Wisconsin this year. Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old army veteran and white supremacist, killed six people and injured three others before fatally shooting himself 5 August at a Sikh temple south of Milwaukee. | It was the second mass shooting in Wisconsin this year. Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old army veteran and white supremacist, killed six people and injured three others before fatally shooting himself 5 August at a Sikh temple south of Milwaukee. |
| The shooting at the mall took place less than a mile from where seven people were killed and four wounded in March 2005 when a gunman opened fire at a Living Church of God service held at a hotel. | The shooting at the mall took place less than a mile from where seven people were killed and four wounded in March 2005 when a gunman opened fire at a Living Church of God service held at a hotel. |
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