WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:03.240 We have an active shooter, we have an after Shooting's go ahead of me, 2 00:00:03.319 --> 00:00:10.679 clear, that's a mass casualty Welcome to Active Shooter, a podcast that 3 00:00:10.759 --> 00:00:15.919 covers the whys, the hows, and the aftermath of active shooter and mass 4 00:00:15.919 --> 00:00:25.000 casualty events. I have an active shooter in the building. A teching call 5 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:31.519 says they are big attack six. We got chush flier at four fifteen as 6 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:34.039 Rouge ninety one, So I'd like, oh, I'm at a fire on 7 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:52.640 active shooter. Orts of an active shooter, Active shooter, active shooter in 8 00:00:52.759 --> 00:01:00.600 mash casualty incidents. Thank you for listening. You are listening to Active Shooter, 9 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:06.439 a podcast that may contain adult themes, explicit language, and graphic depictions 10 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:10.799 of violence. Portions of this show may be traumatic for those under eighteen. 11 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:17.000 Listener discretion is advised. Good evening to our viewers in the West. We 12 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:22.120 are going to begin with breaking news another mass shooting. A gunman went on 13 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:26.799 a rampage in Milwaukee this afternoon. Multiple people are dead, including the shooter. 14 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:30.519 It happened at the Moulson Corps complex where Miller Beer is brewed. As 15 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:36.079 the gunfire rang out, workers were told to shelter in place as police swarmed 16 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:42.359 the scene. The shooting at the Moulson Cores Beverage Company Milwaukee complex isn't one 17 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:47.200 that can be easily categorized as workplace violence, racially motivated, anti Semitic, 18 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:52.480 mental health break, or school bullying. This shooter displayed clear signs of deteriorating 19 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:57.560 mental health, increasing paranoia, and gnawing anger towards the numerous racial injustices that 20 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:04.359 he encountered. Each victim was precisely selected, yet there were no obvious interpersonal 21 00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:09.120 conflicts between the shooter and each specific victim. It makes shootings such as these 22 00:02:09.199 --> 00:02:15.879 so unpredictable despite the mounting warning signs. Today's case is dedicated to the lives 23 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:20.719 and memories of the five shooting victims. Jenne Day, Jane Loveshets, Dana 24 00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:30.039 Walkjesus, Jesse Valet, Junior Dale Hudson, and Trevor wetzelar Active Shooter. 25 00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:35.840 The podcast is a High five Holly production, and I'm your host j T. 26 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:42.879 If you've listened to our prior episodes, you know that the Active Shooter 27 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:47.120 podcast team has taken THEE No Notoriety pledge and we will not be sharing the 28 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:52.719 real name to the shooters that we cover. We will be giving the shooters 29 00:02:52.759 --> 00:02:57.479 a pseudonym and refer to them by that name throughout the episode. This will 30 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:01.080 help in clearing up any confusion in the story while remaining true to our pledge 31 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:07.479 in not naming the shooter by their actual name. We will refer to today's 32 00:03:07.479 --> 00:03:23.639 shooter as stand. The Molson Corps Beverage Company, located at forty one hundred 33 00:03:23.680 --> 00:03:28.240 West State Street on the northwest side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a sprawling 34 00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:32.280 complex housing more than twenty buildings that employed over one thousand people. The area 35 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:37.199 is often referred to as Miller Valley, the name that harkens back to the 36 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:39.680 days of the Miller Brewing Company, which is now part of the Molson Corps 37 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:44.960 Company. Among the many buildings is a one hundred and sixty year old brewery, 38 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:50.479 the corporate offices including customer service, engineering, finance, and human resources, 39 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:54.039 a distribution center the size of five football fields, and a packing center 40 00:03:54.039 --> 00:04:00.120 that churns out thousands of bottles and cans every minute. Tours are off to 41 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:04.159 the public, showcasing the underground caves used to store beer, a champagne room, 42 00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:08.800 an outdoor beer garden, that can accommodate three hundred people, a stein 43 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:13.840 hall with stained glass windows, and the saloon which was filled with intricate woodworking. 44 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:18.360 Wednesday, February twenty sixth, twenty twenty was a cold Milwaukee, Wisconsin 45 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:23.959 day. A light snow fell throughout the day as employees for the Moulsen Corps 46 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:28.279 plant were busy. As always, there was a maintenance planning meeting being held 47 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:31.120 that morning, although it was relatively short, only lasting about fifteen minutes, 48 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:36.600 according to a witness. That same witness later confirmed that there were no arguments 49 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:41.160 or issues of any kind at the meeting, which only a handful of employees 50 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:46.560 attended, including four of the shooting victims and the shooter. Later that afternoon, 51 00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:49.120 Stan, along with a few other employees were sitting in the break room 52 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:55.199 enjoying some doughnuts and milk. Stan was talking about vacations and didn't outwardly appear 53 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:59.680 to be disturbed or upset. A witness later reported that Stan seemed to be 54 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:03.839 received text messages. It seems that while he was engaged in conversation, he 55 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:09.639 appeared distracted. At the same time as the group sat talking, Jeane Loveshets 56 00:05:09.879 --> 00:05:14.199 entered the room, Stan immediately took notice, calling out to him quote, 57 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:17.920 oh, Jeane, sit down and have a fellowship with us. Without hesitation, 58 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:23.240 Jeane sat chatting with Stan and the others for a few minutes. Trevor 59 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:27.160 Wetzelar walked in shortly after Jeane, and Stan looked up and acknowledged him. 60 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:30.560 Trevor continued into the control room, where he relieved another employee, Jesse, 61 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:34.879 as the control room operator. At the same time, Jean stood up and 62 00:05:34.959 --> 00:05:40.000 left the breakroom and entered the bathroom, where he promptly locked the door and 63 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:44.800 completed his business. As Jean locked the restroom door, Stan shook his head 64 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:48.360 in a manner that displayed annoyance towards Jeane. After leaving the bathroom, Jean 65 00:05:48.480 --> 00:05:53.639 returned to the control room, passing back through the breakroom. Once he was 66 00:05:53.720 --> 00:05:57.360 out of earshot, Stan said out loud, quote, what the fuck is 67 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:01.040 his problem? Others in the room were slightly bewildered. They weren't sure who 68 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:04.680 Stan was referring to, but they were inclined to think he was talking about 69 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:10.319 Jesse, since there was noticeable hostility, although it certainly appeared one sided, 70 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:14.879 as most coworkers weren't aware of Jesse having an issue with Stan. At a 71 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:16.959 little after two pm, Stan rose and put on a pair of gloves as 72 00:06:17.000 --> 00:06:21.319 he exited the room, saying that he'd be right back. Another witness heard 73 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:26.079 Stan making a phone call where he said quote, I just wanted to leave 74 00:06:26.120 --> 00:06:30.680 you a message that we'll go to after school care today and someone will pick 75 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:35.959 her up. Okay, thank you by The witness recalled this statement as being 76 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:40.879 noteworthy because Stan always made it a point to leave work promptly so he could 77 00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:45.439 pick up his child from school on time. About four minutes past before, 78 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:48.720 Stan was heard saying quote, I'll be back. Before entering the control room, 79 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:55.319 he carried a forty caliber Walter P ninety nine C semi automatic pistol and 80 00:06:55.319 --> 00:07:00.279 a forty five caliber Springfield XDM semi automatic pistol that was equipped with dead air 81 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:05.759 armament ghost suppressor. Minutes later, witnesses heard four gunshot blasts, one right 82 00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:15.800 after the other. Among the first shot was sixty one year old Jenity Jean 83 00:07:15.959 --> 00:07:19.000 Levschetz, a benevolent man who was blessed to be the husband of Elina, 84 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:25.800 father to Tanya and Becca, and grandfather to Hannah and Benny. Jean, 85 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:30.800 his wife and their then six year old daughter left the Soviet Union, specifically 86 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:35.759 Belarus in this summer of nineteen eighty nine, searching for the American dream. 87 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:41.519 He earned a degree in civil engineering before eventually going to work for the Molson 88 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:46.279 Corps Company as a boiler operator. Both of Jean's children attended the University of 89 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:49.759 Wisconsin Madison, and during their time there, he visited often, and his 90 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:56.279 entire family said he loved spending time with them, valuing that time above all 91 00:07:56.319 --> 00:08:01.959 else. He frequently contacted relatives in Mexico and it was very important to Jeanne 92 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:05.240 to keep his family bond strong. His daughters said their dad was the best 93 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:11.160 at making them feel intelligent, beautiful, and loved. It was just his 94 00:08:11.279 --> 00:08:22.560 way and the compassionate man will be sorely missed. Outside of the control room 95 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:24.720 area, an employee who was returning from lunch was on the fifth floor of 96 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:30.279 Building four when he heard what he initially thought was a piece of equipment malfunctioning. 97 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:35.240 It only took a beat before he realized what was truly happening. Back 98 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:39.759 inside of the control room, Fifty seven year old Dana Walk was also shot 99 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:45.360 and killed. Born on July sixth, nineteen sixty two. Dana graduated from 100 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:48.679 Kettel Morain High School in nineteen eighty one, before going on to marry his 101 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:54.320 wife of thirty five years, Dorry. The high school sweethearts were parents to 102 00:08:54.360 --> 00:08:58.600 Andy, Melanie and Michelle. Dana was a fisherman in his free time, 103 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:01.120 and it was a sport he was passed passionate about. In fact, he 104 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:07.320 was a member of the Pewaukee Chapter of Walleyes for Powaukee Lake and even went 105 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:11.200 ice boating during the winter months, cruising on a boat he built with his 106 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:16.679 own hands. Dana was always busy working on a project Dora hobby and was 107 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:20.639 usually listening to music as he did so. The avid Green Bay Packers fan 108 00:09:20.799 --> 00:09:28.919 was a great man who will be mourned by many employees were racing throughout the 109 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:31.240 plant, rushing into lockdown moat as they were trained to do by way of 110 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:37.240 numerous active shooter drills. People were screaming active shooter and some employees were able 111 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:39.159 to lock themselves inside of a coat room, taking shelter in a dark, 112 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:45.519 cramped space that was a haven. Unfortunately for fifty year old Dale Hudson, 113 00:09:45.840 --> 00:09:48.600 he wasn't able to make it to safety. The Elkhorn, Wisconsin native was 114 00:09:48.600 --> 00:09:52.480 married to his loving wife, Kathleen, and they shared twin daughters, Annie 115 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:58.720 and Sam. Dale also had a son from a previous marriage. An employee 116 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:01.440 with the Molsen Corps companies since two thousand and eight, he was approaching and 117 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:05.919 looking very much forward to retirement. He was known as a quiet, yet 118 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.879 happy man who was always willing to pitch in and help out when he could. 119 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:16.320 Dale was a nature lover who was outdoors whenever possible, and always with 120 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:18.759 a hat of some sort atop his head. He golfed, hunted, and 121 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:22.919 fished, and was said to have the skill to fix anything. Dale was 122 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:28.279 a gifted handyman with an inherent ability to problem solve. This selfless man had 123 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:48.639 a massive heart and all who knew him will fill the loss. A witness 124 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:52.159 just outside of the control room stated that he peered through a window into the 125 00:10:52.200 --> 00:10:54.120 room and saw Stan, who was standing over the body of their coworker. 126 00:10:54.240 --> 00:11:03.799 Jesse. Three year old Jesus Jesse Valley Junior was happily married to the love 127 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:07.279 of his life, Angelica. Together they had two small children, a three 128 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:13.240 year old son and a two year old daughter. Jesse was extremely close with 129 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:16.759 his entire family, but especially his sister Jenny, and he was the happiest 130 00:11:16.799 --> 00:11:22.919 when he was with the extended family, barbecuing and celebrating life. A devout 131 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:26.759 Catholic, Jesse was proud of his heritage and was known to all as an 132 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:31.000 incredibly generous soul. He loved to share new beers with his neighbors and could 133 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:35.559 always be found outdoors spending time with his kids. Fittingly, a seven piece 134 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:39.759 mariachi band played at the funeral for a man who was beloved by so many. 135 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.399 As Stan looked up from Jesse, a black firearm clutched in his hand, 136 00:11:46.879 --> 00:11:50.799 he turned and looked directly at the witness and Trevor Levschetz, who was 137 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:56.600 standing together frozen in fear. Stan raised both hands and started waving at the 138 00:11:56.600 --> 00:12:01.240 pair. Without another second's hesitation. Trevor ran, the witness ran too. 139 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:05.519 They shouted as they ran, alerting others of the shooting. As they came 140 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:09.080 to one of the delivery semi trucks, the witness hopped into the cab of 141 00:12:09.080 --> 00:12:11.759 the truck, using the driver's cell phone to call nine one one, Stand 142 00:12:11.840 --> 00:12:20.759 shot and killed Trevor before turning the gun on himself. Thirty three year old 143 00:12:20.799 --> 00:12:26.240 Trevor Wetslaar graduated high school in two thousand five before attending the University of Wisconsin 144 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:31.679 Madison, which is where he met his wife, Jane. Trevor graduated in 145 00:12:31.679 --> 00:12:35.240 two thousand and nine with a political science degree, and in twenty twelve he 146 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:39.240 enlisted in the Navy, which he served with for six years. Trevor's greatest 147 00:12:39.240 --> 00:12:45.519 professional accomplishment was his service as a nuclear reactor operator aboard the submarine us S 148 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:50.279 Maryland. When he left the military in twenty eighteen, Trevor accepted a position 149 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:54.080 with the Molsen Corps Company, which allowed him to return home where many of 150 00:12:54.120 --> 00:12:58.519 his family and friends lived in Milwaukee. Trevor and his wife were regular game 151 00:12:58.600 --> 00:13:03.080 night hosts and the gregaryan u fun loving young man will be greatly missed. 152 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:09.559 The company issued an employee wide text message alert ordering all employees to lock down. 153 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:13.039 They also posted on Twitter notifying the public of an active shooter in the 154 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:18.279 area. As first responders arrived, they instructed employees to head immediately into a 155 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:22.759 locker room and lock the door behind them. They would bring them out when 156 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:26.720 it was clear and safe. It didn't take long for police to locate the 157 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:33.000 deceased bodies of Trevor, jesse Dale, Dana, and Jean scattered throughout the 158 00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:37.480 massive building were hats, phones, and glasses. Workers were escorted from the 159 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:43.879 building and padded down by officers, a humiliating and devastating, yet necessary task 160 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:48.799 to ensure the continued safety of all involved. The scene looked like a war 161 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:54.240 zone. Blood all over the place, in the hallway, on the ceiling, 162 00:13:56.120 --> 00:14:00.320 the overhead bay, door, control room, and garbage cans, hands. 163 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:05.320 It was everywhere. The first nine to one to one call reporting shots 164 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:11.840 fired at the Molsen Corps beverage company came in at two o eight pm NOLACHETONI 165 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:16.519 nine one one location of Armagente. My husband would call me from Miller Cords 166 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:24.679 in Milwaukee and that there is an active cuter on campus. Reported Twenty minutes 167 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:28.120 later, police discovered the body of the shooter slumped against the wall, a 168 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:31.960 single gunshot wound to his head and a black handgun resting on his chest. 169 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:37.399 A hospital located a few miles away from the brewery received word of the shooting 170 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:41.799 nearby, so staff jumped into action. However, there never ended up being 171 00:14:41.840 --> 00:15:01.960 any transports due to the fact that there weren't any injuries, only deaths. 172 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:07.559 Fifty one year old Stan was married with two adult children and one younger one. 173 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:11.799 He had a brother living in North Texas, though it's unclear whether there 174 00:15:11.799 --> 00:15:16.639 were any other family connections. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 175 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:24.000 nineteen eighty seven to nineteen ninety one and was honorably discharged. Several neighbors described 176 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:26.919 Stan as quiet but polite. He took the time to check in with others, 177 00:15:28.519 --> 00:15:31.480 and he was just as frequently seen throwing the ball for his dog. 178 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:41.759 Why he is my excellent father? Is this a shame? Whose family will 179 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:46.120 be without him? He who was a good husband. You were turned. 180 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:52.960 He did what he could with college and her kids leave anything. He made 181 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:56.919 sure the guy. That's how hard he worked. When you looked out your 182 00:15:56.960 --> 00:16:00.919 phone, though I was a massive police card, you couldn't partner over. 183 00:16:02.559 --> 00:16:06.120 I would say to his family, let's all prey, not just rot a 184 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:11.440 onesie shot, Let's pray for everybody. Others report that Stan would sit on 185 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:15.960 his porch with a handgun or shotgun nearby. He was known to order gun 186 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:21.360 parts through the mail, and then he would assemble the firearms himself. One 187 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:26.440 neighbor in particular indicated that Stan always carried a semi automatic firearm which was concealed 188 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:30.320 in a backpack, and a smaller gun that fit in his pocket. While 189 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:33.639 others seemed to make note of the weapons, Stan was never without. It 190 00:16:33.679 --> 00:16:37.240 doesn't appear that anyone complained of him handling the guns in a manner that was 191 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:41.360 aggressive or threatening towards others. For his part, Stan just referred to himself 192 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:48.519 as a gun collector. Stan was employed as an electrician in the utilities department 193 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:52.279 with Molsen cores for over twenty years, seventeen of which were spent at the 194 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:56.200 Milwaukee Brewery. However, the time with the brewery hadn't always been a positive 195 00:16:56.240 --> 00:17:03.639 experience. Accused the company of discrimination, and even accused co workers of coming 196 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:07.680 into his home, moving furniture around and bugging the house. He filed grievance 197 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:12.799 with the Human Resources Department, citing horrific incidents of racism, including being called 198 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:19.039 incredibly derogatory names and had terrible gestures made towards his person. The HR department 199 00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:23.119 ended up closing the complaint after determining the claims could not be proven. A 200 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:26.680 friend of Stands later said that there was an incident at work about five years 201 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:30.559 before the shooting, where a hangman's noose was placed in his locker at work. 202 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:34.960 The same friends said that numerous minority employees began to gather to take their 203 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:40.880 serious concerns to human resources, but nothing ever came of it. A spokesperson 204 00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:44.680 from Molson Corps later said, quote, we investigated it fully at the time, 205 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:48.599 how it got there, who put it there, which was inconclusive due 206 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:52.559 to camera angles. The company claims that they have looked into every complaint of 207 00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:56.880 racism, wrong doors have been fired, and that they've taken measures to promote 208 00:17:56.000 --> 00:18:02.720 inclusion and diversity among employees. In twenty fifteen, Stan slipped off a ladder 209 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:06.920 at work, tearing his rotator cuff. He refused to get the necessary surgery 210 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:10.279 to repair the damage, mostly in part to not being able to afford to 211 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:14.079 miswork, and it's not clear why it wasn't considered a work related incident, 212 00:18:14.200 --> 00:18:18.839 allowing for workers compensation. At about the same time, others close to Stan 213 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:22.359 say he started to develop paranoid feelings that the company had internal spies who were 214 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:26.200 watching him. He filed another complaint with HR, alleging that someone broke into 215 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:30.160 his locker on several occasions to use his tablet, which he determined was happening. 216 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:34.240 After seeing his tablet's battery was lower than expected, Stan asked for the 217 00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:38.920 lock on his office to be changed, but the request was refused. At 218 00:18:38.960 --> 00:18:42.799 home, Stan kept several guns locked in two different safes that were located in 219 00:18:42.799 --> 00:18:47.759 the basement. In the winter of twenty eighteen, he placed surveillance cameras all 220 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:51.720 around his house, including the hallway, living room, kitchen, and basement. 221 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:55.119 At the time, he claimed to his wife that the cameras were there 222 00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:59.799 because someone broke into their home. Stan even told one neighbor that someone broke 223 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:03.720 into his house, drugged him, and used his fingerprints as he lay unconscious 224 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:07.480 to access his computer and possibly even his cell phone. Stan's wife later told 225 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:11.720 police that it never happened and there was absolutely no evidence of such. She 226 00:19:11.759 --> 00:19:15.480 didn't love the camera's being everywhere, but she loved her husband, so she 227 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:21.000 figured it was better to appease him. In twenty nineteen, Stan installed yet 228 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:23.000 more cameras in the house, and about a year before the shooting, he 229 00:19:23.039 --> 00:19:26.920 started working out, which is an odd in and of itself. It was 230 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:33.200 the excessive or obsessive nature in which he threw himself into exercise. He lost 231 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:37.440 so much weight that a friend described Stan as looking sick. The friend suggested 232 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:41.759 to Stan that he reconsidered his workout regimen and suggested a healthier eating routine. 233 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:47.400 Stan took the advice, but he went the extreme opposite and started consuming only 234 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:52.920 junk food. Not long before the shooting, Stan's brother passed away, which 235 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:56.880 seems to have deeply affected him, particularly because Stan is the one who found 236 00:19:56.920 --> 00:20:00.480 his brother's body. Stan's wife indicated that he wasn't not on any sort of 237 00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:04.519 medication for anxiety or depression, but she thought her husband was suffering from paranoid 238 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:08.480 behavior. She just didn't think it rose to the level of serious concern on 239 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:14.279 her part. A neighbor seemed to corroborate the paranoia, claiming that Stan once 240 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:18.559 told him that investigators followed him home from a bar, that unknown vehicles were 241 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:22.200 parked around his house, and even asked the neighbor to peer through the scope 242 00:20:22.240 --> 00:20:25.799 of a hunting rifle to see if a car parked on their street was suspicious. 243 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:30.680 Stan didn't exactly have a criminal history. In the nineteen nineties, he 244 00:20:30.720 --> 00:20:33.720 was accused of pointing a gun at a Ford Bronco that pulled up next to 245 00:20:33.799 --> 00:20:37.160 him at a red light in downtown Milwaukee. The charges were later dropped without 246 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:41.279 any further explanation, though it's believed that the accuser may not have been credible. 247 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:47.039 In nineteen ninety five, he was charged with misdemeanor battery after being accused 248 00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:49.960 of punching a woman in the mouth. Again, the charges were dismissed for 249 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:53.839 an unknown reason. He had a few minor traffic tickets and was part of 250 00:20:53.880 --> 00:20:59.400 several civil lawsuits, including one in twenty fifteen for compensation following a car accident. 251 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:03.200 Attached to the lawsuit was a medical report that stated that Stan lost a 252 00:21:03.279 --> 00:21:07.799 daughter who was born prematurely in two thousand and nine. It went on to 253 00:21:07.839 --> 00:21:11.559 allege that he drank three beers per week, didn't use tobacco, and then 254 00:21:11.599 --> 00:21:15.359 he suffered from lower back pain and had since his twenties, though he didn't 255 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:21.720 suffer from headaches or cognitive impairments. After the shooting, investigators thoroughly searched Stan 256 00:21:21.839 --> 00:21:26.880 and his wife's three bedrooms, single bath home located on West Potomac Avenue. 257 00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:30.160 The home was situated about five miles from the brewery, and records showed that 258 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:33.480 the couple lived there since two thousand and four, purchasing the home on a 259 00:21:33.559 --> 00:21:38.839 VA loan. Crime scene tape was quickly used to create a border around the 260 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:45.119 perimeter, and investigators removed numerous articles of evidence such as ammunition, as well 261 00:21:45.160 --> 00:21:48.480 as many other unidentified items. After the search was complete, the tape was 262 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:53.559 stripped and the side entrance to the home was boarded up. There were lots 263 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:59.599 of little red flags, small little red flags that if stitched together, would 264 00:21:59.640 --> 00:22:04.519 create a large waving banner. Though there were complaints legitimate claims, it seems 265 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:10.200 the shooting was not considered racially motivated, but was instead considered to be prompted 266 00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:15.480 by mental illness. No actual motive is known, or at least it's never 267 00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:19.240 been released. The shooter left no note, no manifesto, and no real 268 00:22:19.279 --> 00:22:25.519 insight into his frame of mind. The Molson Corps facility reopened on Monday, 269 00:22:25.519 --> 00:22:29.160 March second, twenty twenty, which was approximately a week after the shooting. 270 00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:33.680 Added security measures were instituted after the shooting, and three of the buildings were 271 00:22:33.680 --> 00:22:38.240 equipped with armed security officers guarding the lobby. Unarmed security was increased around the 272 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:42.359 rest of the complex and anyone entering any building was subject to a search of 273 00:22:42.400 --> 00:22:48.079 their bag or purse. Employee Assistance program services, including counseling, were on 274 00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:53.240 site and available for employees. You see, we all have the unique ability 275 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:57.599 to help prevent such a catastrophic event from happening if we keep our eyes and 276 00:22:57.680 --> 00:23:03.640 ears open and no ever hesitate to report when something or someone just doesn't seem 277 00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:10.079 right. With the delicate balance of mental health reform, education, active shooter 278 00:23:10.200 --> 00:23:14.759 training, and common sense gun laws, we may one day realize the dream, 279 00:23:15.559 --> 00:23:19.720 the dream that there will be no more active shootings. We pray that 280 00:23:19.839 --> 00:23:26.319 love will prevail over hate. Too many have died, we should say to 281 00:23:26.359 --> 00:23:33.640 ourselves, not one more. In the meantime, we urge our listeners to 282 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:37.599 stay aware of your surroundings and keep in touch with your loved ones. If 283 00:23:37.640 --> 00:23:41.920 you see something, say something, you never know how many lives you'll be 284 00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:52.759 saving. Thank you for listening to today's episode of Active Shooter the podcast. 285 00:23:53.319 --> 00:24:00.400 Remember if you see something, say something, there's no telling how many lives 286 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:03.880 you may be saving. A big thank you to Darren Curtis, who composed 287 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:10.359 some of the songs on our show. You can find him online at www 288 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:15.240 Dot Darrencurtis music dot com. Make sure to check us out on social media. 289 00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:21.920 You can find us on Facebook at Active Shooter the Podcast and on Twitter 290 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:33.400 at podcast Active. Thank you and be safe.