Milwaukee brewery shooting

{{Short description|Mass shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}

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| location = Molson Coors Beverage Company,
4100 West State Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

| target = Employees

| coordinates = {{Coord|43.0423|N|87.9650|W|type:event_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}

| date = February 26, 2020

| time = 2:10 p.m.

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| type = Workplace shooting, mass shooting, murder–suicide

| fatalities = 6 (including the perpetrator)

| injuries = 0

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| perpetrator = Anthony Ferrill

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| motive = Unknown

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On February 26, 2020, a mass shooting occurred at the Molson Coors Beverage Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at approximately 2:10 pm.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/26/molson-coors-shooting/|title=Five dead in shooting at Molson Coors campus, Trump says|last=Thebault|first=Reis|date=2020-02-26|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2020-02-26}} The perpetrator, 51-year-old Anthony Ferrill, shot and killed five coworkers before committing suicide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/26/acritical-incident-reported-molsoncoors-milwaukee-campus/4884534002/|title=Six dead in shooting rampage at Molson Coors in Milwaukee; gunman also dead|last1=Carson|first1=Sophie|last2=Hauck|first2=Grace|last3=Shannon|first3=Joel|date=2020-02-26|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/2020/02/26/milwaukee-police-responding-to-critical-incident-at-miller-coors-headquarters/|title='There are multiple people who have died': Milwaukee mayor says after shooting at Molson Coors HQ|last=Espana|first=Melissa|date=2020-02-26|website=WGN-TV|language=en|access-date=2020-02-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/568217491.html|title=Multiple people, including shooter, dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors|last=Danbeck|first=Jackson|date=2020-02-26|website=www.nbc15.com|language=english|access-date=2020-02-26|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226220202/https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/568217491.html|url-status=dead}}

Shooting

Milwaukee police responded to reports of a shooting at the company just before 2:10 pm, and the incident was handled as an active shooter situation. The company used Twitter to announce the situation just before 2:30 pm; they also emailed a local newspaper that the shooter was located in or near the second-floor stairwell of Building 4.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/critical-incident-molson-coors-milwaukee-wisconsin|title=Shooting at Molson Coors' Milwaukee facility leaves 6 dead, including suspect, authorities say|last=Casiano|first=Louis|date=2020-02-26|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}} Following the shooting, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were dispatched to the scene, while a number of nearby schools and businesses were placed on lockdown.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-respond-critical-incident-millercoors-campus-milwaukee-n1143666|title='Multiple people' dead in shooting at MolsonCoors campus in Milwaukee|last=Madani|first=Doha|website=NBC News|date=2020-02-26|language=en|access-date=2020-02-26}}

Victims

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|Casualties

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|1. Dale Hudson, 60 (deceased){{Cite web |date=2020-02-28 |title=Victims, shooter in Molson Coors attack identified by Milwaukee police |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/victims-shooter-molson-coors-attack-identified-milwaukee-police-n1144551 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=NBC News |language=en}}

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|2. Gennady Levshetz, 61 (deceased)

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|3. Jesus Valle Jr., 33 (deceased)

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|4. Dana Walk, 57 (deceased)

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|5. Trevor Wetselaar, 33 (deceased)

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The victims were male employees at the brewery, aged 33 to 61.{{Cite web |last=Carson |first=Sophie |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Milwaukee police identify the 5 victims of Molson Coors shooting |url=https://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-police-identify-five-victims-224838339.html |website=Yahoo! News}}

Perpetrator

The shooter was identified as 51-year-old Anthony Ferrill.{{cite news |last1=Barton |first1=Gina |last2=Johnson |first2=Annysa |last3=Barrett |first3=Rick |last4=Diedrich |first4=John |date=February 27, 2020 |title=Shooter at Milwaukee Molson Coors had a long-running dispute with a co-worker, law enforcement source says |website=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/27/milwaukee-molson-coors-shooter-had-long-running-dispute-co-worker/4893244002/}} He worked as an electrician for more than 20 years, spending about 17 of those at the Milwaukee campus. In 2015, a noose was placed in Ferrill's locker. However, the police have not confirmed a motive for the shooting.{{Cite web |last1=Chavez |first1=Nicole |last2=Hassan |first2=Carma |last3=Karimi |first3=Faith |date=February 27, 2020 |title=Molson Coors shooting suspect worked for more than 10 years as an electrician in the company |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/us/milwaukee-molson-coors-shooting-thursday/index.html |website=CNN}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/us/molson-coors-shooter-noose/index.html|title=Noose once placed on locker of shooter at Molson Coors, company says|first=Mallory|last=Simon|website=CNN|date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=2020-05-13}} He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene, according to police.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/critical-incident-reported-at-millercoors-headquarters-in-milwaukee/2226901/|title=6 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Molson Coors Brewing Co. in Milwaukee|website=NBC Chicago|date=February 26, 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}}

Reactions

The CEO of Molson Coors wrote an email to all of the company's employees, in which he expressed his condolences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/a-sad-day-for-molson-coors-ceo-reacts-to-five-killed-in-shooting-near-molson-coors-campus|title='A sad day for Molson Coors': CEO reacts to five killed in shooting near Molson Coors campus|last=Mickle|first=Jordan|date=2020-02-27|website=TMJ4|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-27}}

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett described the shooting as a tragic day for the city and the state. Other politicians, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin, issued statements about the shooting, with some highlighting gun control stances along with condolences.

President Donald Trump extended his condolences to those affected by the "wicked murderer" who had wounded and killed a number of people.

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