Lone Hunter Kills 5 People, Wounds 3

[nystate]

Horrible...

http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S4381.html?cat=1

EXELAND, Wis. - Five hunters were shot dead and three others injured after a dispute in northwestern Wisconsin.

The confrontation began around noon in a rural area southwestern Sawyer County. Authorities said a hunting party returning to their deer shack saw a hunter unknown to them occupying one of their tree stands. They confronted the hunter, and were apparently shot.

One of the shooting victims used a walkie talkie to radio back to their deer shack for help. When the victim's hunting partners came to the scene, they were also shot.

Sawyer County was in a virtual lockdown as authorities searched for the gunman. One suspect was eventually taken into custody around 5:15 p.m.

The suspect's name has not been released. However, authorities said he was from the Twin Cities area.

Officials at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake said they treated three gunshot victims. They said one of the victims was transported to a hospital in Marshfield, Wis. Another victim is in critical condition and is undergoing surgery. The third victim is in fair condition in the intensive care unit.

[streetsoldier]

The suspect's name is Chai Vang, from St. Paul MN. Depending on the news source, the rifle he used was an SKS semi-automatic rifle (or, in some reports, "assault rifle"?), which has become a commonplace hunting weapon.

Two hunters found Vang lost in the woods, since he had no compass or map, and took him in to a game station where he was arrested by officials after reading his hunting tag number (one of the survivors memorized it, which led to the arrest).

[CaptinCrunch]

I thought it was Deer season???

[nystate]

Fox is reporting a sixth hunter has died from their wounds...

My thoughts and prayers are with the families and the remaining two survivors.

[PurdueWx80]

Dug this up since the trial just ended with the jury quickly finding him guilty of 6 counts of intentional homicide and 3 of attempted homicide. Will face life in prison since there is no death penalty in WI.

http://nbc15.madison.com/news/headlines/1720701.html