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A gunman shot and killed a retired Juneau County judge Friday morning in what Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul called a “targeted act” against the judicial system.

The unidentified shooter killed John Roemer, 68, at the judge’s home in the town of Lisbon around 6:30 a.m., officials said.

State Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, who represents Juneau County, confirmed Roemer’s death in a statement, adding “we never expect violent tragedy to strike in our small, close-knit communities.”

During a news conference Friday afternoon, Kaul did not confirm Roemer’s identity, but said the gunman had compiled a list of other potential targets. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Gov. Tony Evers appeared on the gunman’s list.

The attorney general would not release the name of the 56-year-old shooter or identify other potential targets.

“So far, the information that’s been gathered indicates that it was a targeted act and the targeting appears to be based on some sort of court case or court cases,” Kaul said.

“We’re limited in what information we can provide at this point,” Kaul added, citing the ongoing investigation.

The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office first responded to the scene after another person in the residence fled to a nearby home and contacted authorities, Kaul said.

A tactical team entered the residence just after 10:30 a.m., and found the gunman, who had shot himself, in the basement, Kaul said. The shooter was hospitalized in critical condition.

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The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, had other targets in mind -- including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the source told CNN. Another source corroborated the officials' names to CNN.

Quote (El1te @ Jun 4 2022 09:48am)

that's not terrorism.

Terrorism specifically are attacks conducted on the public (Buffalo mass shooting was anti black terrorism)

Quote (Goomshill @ Jun 4 2022 08:01am)

Terrorism has historically been directed at varying targets, be it military, political, judicial, bureaucratic, etc targets. For example, the Fort Hood attack in 2009 or the 2015 Chattanooga attack or 2019 Pensacola attack, all islamic terrorists targeting the military. Or the 2020 ambush attacks in Oakland and Ben Lomond by a far-right boogaloo terrorist. Or the 2019 Tacoma attack by a far-left antifa terrorist. Its already a loosely defined enough word, but it generally arrives at a consensus definition of 'politically/religiously/ideologically motivated non-state actor's act of violence in pursuit of some non-personal aim'. Like the attempted mass assassination of republican congressmen in virginia in 2017, terrorists are motivated by politics of some stripe, as opposed to personal relationships to their victims.

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ Jun 4 2022 10:08am)

This is not terrorism. Antifa is not terrorist. Antifa is not involved here.

Antifa is a left-wing anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement in the United States. As a highly decentralized array of autonomous groups, antifa uses both nonviolent and violent direct action to achieve its aims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)

Stop spreading false information Goonshill