# Multiple deaths in shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 26, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585 "2020-02-26T23:48:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/1 "2020-02-26T23:48:56Z")
[No numbers yet, tho.](https://apnews.com/8b6f867e5f52baf2b699f564d177e899) > [@](#): > > Multiple people were killed Wednesday in a shooting on the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said. > > The dead include the shooter, said Barrett, who did not give an exact number of people killed. > > “It is a horrible, horrible day for the employees here. It’s a very rough day for anyone who is close to this situation,” the mayor said. > > Police tweeted that there was no longer an active threat. Authorities did not immediately release details about the shooter or how the shooting unfolded. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/2 "2020-02-27T01:14:37Z")
5 people killed plus the shooter is dead. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/3 "2020-02-27T01:21:30Z")
☹ :mad: It’s always terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/4 "2020-02-27T08:28:16Z")
Horrible news. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/5 "2020-02-27T15:13:11Z")
[CNN link](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/26/us/milwaukee-critical-incident/index.html) The shooter was an employee who shot five people to death before killing himself. Fuckwad. ---
**Author:** ![Kovitlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/6 "2020-02-27T16:00:08Z")
Right? Take yourself out if you insist, but you don’t get to ruin other people’s lives because you’re a sad piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/7 "2020-02-27T17:18:55Z")
> [@Kovitlac](#): > > Right? Take yourself out if you insist, but you don’t get to ruin other people’s lives because you’re a sad piece of shit. Sadly, it seems you indeed do get to do that if you so choose. [Sigh](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_States&ved=2ahUKEwi54tWXnPLnAhXilHIEHdZZBQEQFjABegQIDBAG&usg=AOvVaw3EoTXuk9c3dIhffup7Vwdk) Most don’t take out a bunch of others with them, but a few will. I think the better response is to offer more help to the 47,000+ people who kill themselves in the United States every year and not refer to the suicidal as sad pieces of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/8 "2020-02-28T18:20:29Z")
From [Yahoo! News](https://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-police-search-house-wake-203045273.html): > [@](#): > > Erna Roenspies, who lived next door to Ferrill, described him as a nice guy and helpful neighbor who enjoyed building guns with mail-order parts. > > Several years ago Ferrill slipped off or fell off a ladder at the brewery and hurt his shoulder, forcing him to miss work. He told Roenspies that “spies” from the brewery were lurking in the neighborhood, watching his activities to make sure he wasn’t faking the injury. Once he pointed out the spies’ car to her, she said. The spying “irritated” him, she said. So, paranoid and “enjoyed building guns”. Yeah, that’s not a bad combination. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/9 "2020-02-28T18:31:00Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > From [Yahoo! News](https://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-police-search-house-wake-203045273.html): > > So, paranoid and “enjoyed building guns”. Yeah, that’s not a bad combination. It’s not necessarily paranoid to think the employer is conducting surveillance of a person claiming work related disability. It’s not uncommon. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/10 "2020-02-28T18:34:23Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Most don’t take out a bunch of others with them, but a few will. I think the better response is to offer more help to the 47,000+ people who kill themselves in the United States every year and not refer to the suicidal as sad pieces of shit. It would be great to offer help to all that need it, but many that need it don’t believe they do, or aren’t aware help is available. I don’t want to blame “society not helping” when messed up people mess up the lives of the innocent. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/11 "2020-02-28T19:38:16Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > It’s not necessarily paranoid to think the employer is conducting surveillance of a person claiming work related disability. It’s not uncommon. IMHO, it would be more likely the employer’s insurance company rather than the employer itself. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/12 "2020-02-29T21:52:38Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > IMHO, it would be more likely the employer’s insurance company rather than the employer itself. Usually. But an employer as big as Molson Coors might be self insured. Also, few people make that distinction. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/13 "2020-03-02T18:41:50Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > and not refer to the suicidal as sad pieces of shit. I’ve never been suicidal, but I’d assume they wouldn’t want to be conflated with mass murderers just to score rhetorical points. ---
**Author:** ![Luckduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@Luckduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luckduck)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585/14 "2020-03-02T18:53:49Z")
Here we go again … this is becoming all too common of an occurrence.