Police: Gunman in workplace shooting had no criminal history
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin software worker who opened fire on his fellow employees in their office had worked for the company for almost 18 months and had no criminal history in the state, authorities said Thursday.
Police killed the man in a shoot-out Wednesday morning inside WTS Paradigm’s Middleton offices while responding to reports of an active shooter. Police said three people were seriously wounded and remained hospitalized. A fourth person was grazed but a bullet.
Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke said the gunman was 43 years old and had worked at WTS Paradigm since April 2017. Foulke said the man had no criminal history in Wisconsin and lived alone in nearby Madison. Officers searched the gunman’s house Wednesday evening, but Foulke didn’t say what they found.
The chief said investigators still don’t know what prompted the attack .