Breaking news out of Middleton, WI:
BREAKING: Active shooter reported at Middleton software company, multiple ambulances sent https://t.co/sN3H3NPRTD pic.twitter.com/etEMKBwjEO
— Wisconsin State Journal (@WiStateJournal) September 19, 2018
Police and paramedics are responding:
FROM OUR REPORTER ON SCENE:
At least 40 police squad cars and ambulances outside the building
Police have set up a perimeter around the building & are taking people out of it
One woman was taken out of the building screaming, saying it was "a devastating loss" https://t.co/GjiZm34Zgh
— Mark Sommerhauser (@msommerhauser) September 19, 2018
The software company is reportedly Esker Software:
(AP) The State Journal reports that the Dane County dispatch center said shots have been fired at Esker Software in Middleton. Police and multiple ambulances have responded. https://t.co/MlkgsilWNK
— Chris Égert (@cegertKSTP) September 19, 2018
From the Middleton Police:
ACTIVE SHOOTER: 1800 Deming Way https://t.co/EYzSLpvLYg
— Middleton Police (@middletonpd) September 19, 2018
We’ll keep you posted:
Building employees are being moved to the Marriott parking lot to speak with police. An officer tells me this hotel went on lockdown as a precaution. pic.twitter.com/f7nbTjwerL
— Gabriella Rusk (@GabriellaRusk) September 19, 2018
Updates to follow…
Update: 4 wounded, including the shooter:
#BREAKING Update on Middleton Incident: Shooting leaves 4 people injured; suspect is in critical condition. https://t.co/zQBGergcWa
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) September 19, 2018
Update 2. Correcting the above tweet, 4 employees were injured and the shooter has died:
Officials say the suspect in a Wisconsin workplace shooting that injured four people has died after being shot by police. https://t.co/AGaXxXut8U
— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) September 19, 2018
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