Gunman Shoots 4 at Middleton Software Company; Dies in Shootout With Police (madison.com)

Several Slashdot readers shared this report overnight: A gunman shot four people, none fatally, at his Middleton, Wisconsin workplace Wednesday morning before he was killed in a shootout with police, Middleton Police Chief Charles Foulke said. Authorities had not released the man's name or age, but police said he was from Madison and worked at WTS Paradigm, a software company at 1850 Deming Way where the shooting occurred. Police said a motive for the shooting was not yet known. Foulke said the shooter had been in the building before he began shooting at fellow employees around 10:29 a.m. One of the four people injured was just grazed by a bullet police say was fired from a handgun. Citing UW Health, a local NBC affiliate reported that two victims are in serious condition and one is in critical condition. "In a situation like this, you learn how great a community really is," WTS Marketing Manager Ryan Mayrand said. "We cannot thank the Middleton Police Department, the Dane County Sheriff's Office and other emergency personnel enough for their amazing response."

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[American AC in Paris]

I learned about this when my mom texted me to let me know that she and my dad were both safe, her being out of town, dad being at home and hearing but not thinking much about the sirens down the way. My nephew's school was still on lockdown (despite it being miles away, better safe than sorry, I suppose.)

My parents live right near this place. They ride their bikes past it regularly. Middleton ain't a big place.

I can't decide if I'm relieved, livid, or just numb to it. Probably a bit of all three.

All you folks who get red in the face at the thought that maybe, just maybe, we could stand to have fewer guns in this country:

Eventually, there'll be too many people with a personal stake in this for you to beat.

Even if you decide to 'exercise your second amendment rights.'

Re:We have CC at our office

[skam240]

Our mass ownership of guns in this country has left us with a homicide rate that is on average 5 times greater than any other first world nation.

I'm sure those people feel safer carrying but their ability to do so is making our society as a whole far less safe.

Re: We have CC at our office

[reanjr]

Legal gun owners don't murder. That's what the best data available tells us. Which makes perfect sense if you don't suffer from liberal hysteria, because tracing murder by registered firearm is trivial.

Re:U.S.A. Where everybody has guns

[PopeRatzo]

Speaking of guns and nerds, I notice that Cody Wilson, the patriotic American who owns Defense Distributed and felt he just had to release the plans for a 3D-printed gun, was charged with sexually assaulting an underage girl he met online, and he's now fled to Taiwan.

Is anyone surprised? "Gun enthusiast" and "kiddie-fucker" are the last two boxes on right-wing jackoff bingo.

#FollowTheWhiteRabbit

Re: Taking bets this guy was an angry alt-right lo

[LynnwoodRooster]

Yes, LynnwoodRooster, Hispanics can count as whites

So Trump is racist because he wants to build a wall to keep fellow caucasians out?