The man accused of opening fire at a Green Bay casino was a fired employee, the local sheriff revealed.
Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain said during a Monday press conference that Bruce Pofahl, 62, was fired from the restaurant connected to the hotel complex that includes that Oneida Casino earlier this year. Delain did not say why Pofahl was fired.
Pofahl is accused of entering the casino Saturday night while planning to carry out a “targeted” attack. When the intended victim wasn’t there, Pofahl allegedly opened fire at a waiter station in an attack that killed Ian Simpson, 32, and Jacob Bartel, 35. Pofahl allegedly went outside and shot Daniel Mulligan, 28, who was wounded. Police responded to the scene and opened fire, killing Pofahl, the sheriff’s office said. Mulligan was in serious but stable condition as of Monday.
The sheriff defended the officers who opened fire on Pofahl, saying, “Certainly, this individual was a threat.”
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Quinn Heintz told WLUK-TV that he and his mother went to the casino and heard the gunshots.
“We didn’t know what was really going on, so we started heading back to the car. And then, probably 15, 20 seconds later, we heard about 15 more gunshots, and then cops started coming in from everywhere,” he said.
The Oneida Nation, which operates the casino under a contract with the state of Wisconsin, said it was “at a loss for words regarding yesterday’s tragic event” in a notice to casino employees, adding, “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you and those directly affected.”
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The Oneida Nation is offering counseling services on Monday for employees who are both working in person and staying home.
