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2012 Azana Spa shootings

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2012 Azana Spa shootings

Location of Brookfield in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
LocationAzana Spa, 200 North Moorland Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43.03298°N 88.106296°WCoordinates: 43.03298°N 88.106296°W
DateOctober 21, 2012
11:09 am-c. 5:09 pm (CDT)
Attack typeMass shooting, murder-suicide
Weapon(s)Glock .40-caliber handgun
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured (non-fatal)4
Suspected perpetratorRadcliffe Franklin Haughton
MotiveDomestic violence[1]
On October 21, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at the Azana Spa[2] in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. As of 3:40 pm CST on October 21, eight casualties had been reported,[3] four of whom (including the shooter) were reported as dead and four of whom had not suffered critical injuries.[4] The shooter was tentatively identified by police as 45-year-old Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, the estranged husband of a spa worker who was one of the fatal victims, committed suicide inside the spa six hours after the shooting.[5][6]

Events[edit source | editbeta]

On October 21, 2012, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and various local television stations reported that shootings had taken place near the Brookfield Square mall, located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The incident occurred at the Azana Spa at 200 North Moorland Road.[7][8] Shortly after the incident was reported, it became known that four persons had been transported to Froedtert Memorial Hospital with non-critical wounds.[8] It was also reported that three persons were being transported to that hospital.[8] Froedtert Hospital was locked down for security purposes, but the hospital resumed normal operations by 4:25 p.m.[9]
Haughton had arrived at the Spa via Taxi and was wearing a camouflage outfit and carrying a backpack. Law enforcement officers were reported to have searched the area surrounding the spa and the Brookfield Square shopping center for a suspect, initially described as an 6-foot-1 African-American male in his 40s.[8] At the time of the incident and during its immediate aftermath, law enforcement instructed bystanders to evacuate the parking lot of the Brookfield Square shopping center, located near the spa.[10] At 1:14 pm CST, Milwaukee news station TMJ4 reported that the mall had been closed by police.[11] Shortly after the shooting a Milwaukee bomb squad was dispatched to the scene, as an improvised explosive device was apparently left behind and a fire was set.[12][13] A spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation stated that bomb disposal technicians and hostage negotiators had been dispatched.[14] Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also sent to the scene.[15]
Brookfield Police Chief Dan Tushaus stated that Haughton's car, a Mazda Protoge, had been located shortly after the shooting. The suspect and his wife's daughter, age 12, was found to be safe at their Brown Deer home.[16][17]
By the end of the day of the shooting, four people, including Haughton, had died. All persons in the building had been safely evacuated. Christine Bannister, a dispatch supervisor for Waukesha County, stated that Radcliffe Franklin Haughton had been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[18][19] Haughton committed suicide six hours after he started the shooting rampage, by shooting himself in the head while inside the spa.[18]

Perpetrator[edit source | editbeta]

The suspect, Radcliffe Haughton, shown in a photo released on October 21 by the Brookfield Police Department
The shooter was tentatively identified as Radcliffe Frankin Haughton, a 45-year-old male from Brown Deer. Haughton was raised in Jamaica and moved to the United States as an adult, first taking up residence in Illinois, and later moving to the Milwaukee area. He had one daughter, age 12 with estranged wife Zina Haughton and a step daughter age 20, who was working in the building along with her mother Zina Haughton at the time of the shooting.[20][21] The suspected shooter's father, Radcliffe Haughton Sr. of Florida said he spoke with his son a few days ago and nothing seemed amiss. He had called for his son to turn himself in.[22] At the time of the shooting, Haughton had been issued arestraining order and was not allowed to possess firearms.[23]

Victims[edit source | editbeta]

Three women were killed in the attack. One of them was the perpetrator's wife, Zina Haughton, 42, also of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, according to the Waukesha County medical examiner's office. She had heroically tried to dissuade and calm her husband in an effort to defuse the situation before being shot, according to witnesses. All of the living victims, including a woman who was seven months pregnant, were expected to survive. Four women were recovering at Froedtert Hospital from gunshot wounds to their arms and legs and neck. Three of them were in satisfactory condition and one was in critical condition; three of them required surgery.[24]

Reactions[edit source | editbeta]

Obama on phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller and Chief of Staff Jack Lew to discuss the shooting on October 21, 2012.
The White House issued a statement saying that President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's thoughts and prayers were with the victims of "this horrible shooting" and their families.[25]
Paul Ryan, the Republican vice-presidential nominee and congressman from another Wisconsin district, and his wife Janna said that they were "shocked and saddened" by the incident.[26]

See also[edit source | editbeta]

References[edit source | editbeta]

  1. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (October 21, 2012)."Police chief: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting died of self-inflicted wound". Global Regina.
  2. ^ "Azana Salon & Spa". October 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Eight people possibly shot at Azana Salon & Spa, across from Brookfield Square Mall". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "Multiple victims shot at Azana Spa, near Brookfield Square". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (October 21, 2012)."County dispatcher: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting found dead".Newser.
  6. ^ "Suspect ID'd in Wisconsin Shooting".The Daily Beast. October 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "Directions". Azana Salon and Spa.
  8. ^ a b c d "Report: Multiple people shot near Milwaukee-area mall". NBC News. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Spa Shootings Updates". Froedtert Hospital. October 21, 2012.
  10. ^ Pearce, Matt (October 21, 2012). "At least 7 reportedly injured in shooting at suburban Milwaukee spa". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "Brookfield Square shut down after shooting". TMJ4. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  12. ^ "Police: Bomb Squad Is on Scene of Wis. Shooting". ABC News. Associated Press. October 21, 2012.
  13. ^ "Three dead in Wisconsin spa shooting". The New Zealand Herald. October 22, 2012.
  14. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (October 21, 2012)."Wisconsin authorities release photo of suspect in mass shooting near Milwaukee-area mall". Medicine Hat News.
  15. ^ Schupp-Miller, Kimberly (October 21, 2012). "Reports: Gunman, 3 dead in WI shooting spree". WAFF.
  16. ^ "3 dead, 4 wounded in spa shooting; suspect remains at large". Green Bay Press Gazette. October 21, 2012.
  17. ^ "Three Killed, Four Injured in Wisconsin Shooting". Reason. October 21, 2012.
  18. ^ a b Dyste, Leslie (October 21, 2012)."Dispatcher: Wis. Spa Shooting Suspect Found Dead". KSTP.
  19. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (October 21, 2012)."Police chief: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting died of self-inflicted wound". Global Winnipeg.
  20. ^ Maley, Mark (October 21, 2012). "Who Is Radcliffe Haughton, the Brookfield Shooting Suspect?". Patch Media.
  21. ^ "Public Case Search". Wisconscin Court System Circuit Court Access.
  22. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (October 21, 2012)."Father to Wis. shooting supect: 'Turn yourself in'". The News-Times.
  23. ^ Simpson, Connor (October 21, 2012)."Wisconsin Shooter Wasn't Allowed to Possess Firearms". The Atlantic.
  24. ^http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14619253-wisconsin-salon-shooters-estranged-wife-among-dead-medical-examiner-says?lite
  25. ^ "Three dead after Wisconsin shooting at Brookfield spa". BBC News. October 21, 2012.
  26. ^ "Paul Ryan says he's 'shocked and saddened' by Wisconsin shooting". CNN Political Unit. October 21, 2012
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