Retired Wisconsin judge fatally shot; suspect had Wisconsin governor & Mitch McConnell as other targets

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Former Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer

 

A former Wisconsin judge was killed Friday in what authorities are calling a targeted attack by a suspect who also had other government officials as targets, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.

 

Former Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer was killed in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, the source said. The killing stems from a court case or cases, the Wisconsin Justice Department explained.

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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.

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Authorities found a 56-year-old man [suspect] in the basement with what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the state DOJ said. “Law enforcement began life-saving measures, and the individual was transported to a medical facility.

 

https://www.channel3000.com/i/former-judge-killed-in-juneau-co-home-in-targeted-attack-suspect-planned-to-target-gov-evers/

 

 

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Slain Judge John Roemer Was on Hit List With Mitch McConnell, Gretchen Whitmer, More

Slain Judge John Roemer was zip-tied to a chair and shot as police confirm to The Daily Beast that his murderer had a high-profile kill list

 

Former Wisconsin judge John Roemer was named as the victim killed in a Friday attack by a man with a hit list reportedly “related to the judicial system.”

 

Law enforcement officials confirmed to The Daily Beast that Roemer, 68, was found zip-tied to a chair and fatally shot at his home in New Lisbon, Wisconsin around 10:17 a.m. on Friday.

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The murder was reportedly a targeted act, with police finding a hit list that included Roemer as well as a handful of other influential government officials like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.

 

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/gretchen-whitmer-mitch-mcconnell-added-to-judicial-hit-list-after-judge-john-roemer-fatally-shot-reports