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On October 21, 2012, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at the Azana Spa in [[Brookfield, Wisconsin]], a suburb of [[Milwaukee]]. At 3:40 p.m. [[Central Standard Time|CST]] on October 21, eight casualties had been reported,<ref>{{cite news|title=Eight people possibly shot at Azana Salon & Spa, across from Brookfield Square Mall|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/multiple-victims-shot-near-brookfield-square-le7a3b4-175147441.html|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> four of whom (including the shooter) were reported as dead and four of whom had not suffered critical injuries.<ref name="jsonline">{{cite news|title=Multiple victims shot at Azana Spa, near Brookfield Square|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/multiple-victims-shot-near-brookfield-square-le7a3b4-175147441.html|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> The shooter, tentatively identified by police as 45-year-old Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, who was the estranged husband of a spa worker killed in the shooting, committed suicide inside the spa soon afterward.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newser.com/article/da226q5g1/county-dispatcher-45-year-old-suspect-in-fatal-wisconsin-spa-shooting-found-dead.html |title=County dispatcher: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting found dead |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde |publisher=[[Newser]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/10/21/report-shooting-in-brookfield-wi.html |title=Suspect ID'd in Wisconsin Shooting
On October 21, 2012, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at the Azana Spa in [[Brookfield, Wisconsin]], a suburb of [[Milwaukee]]. At 3:40&nbsp;p.m. [[Central Standard Time|CST]] on October 21, eight casualties had been reported,<ref>{{cite news|title=Eight people possibly shot at Azana Salon & Spa, across from Brookfield Square Mall|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/multiple-victims-shot-near-brookfield-square-le7a3b4-175147441.html|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> four of whom (including the shooter) were reported as dead and four of whom had not suffered critical injuries.<ref name="jsonline">{{cite news|title=Multiple victims shot at Azana Spa, near Brookfield Square|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/multiple-victims-shot-near-brookfield-square-le7a3b4-175147441.html|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> The shooter, tentatively identified by police as 45-year-old Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, who was the estranged husband of a spa worker killed in the shooting, committed suicide inside the spa soon afterward.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newser.com/article/da226q5g1/county-dispatcher-45-year-old-suspect-in-fatal-wisconsin-spa-shooting-found-dead.html |title=County dispatcher: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting found dead |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde |publisher=[[Newser]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/10/21/report-shooting-in-brookfield-wi.html |title=Suspect ID'd in Wisconsin Shooting
|work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/full-report-released-on-azana-spa-shootings-qh8vvgq-194289151.html "Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"]</ref>
|work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/full-report-released-on-azana-spa-shootings-qh8vvgq-194289151.html "Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"]</ref>


== Events ==
== Events ==
On October 21, 2012, Haughton arrived at the Azana Spa vat 200 North Moorland Road<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.azanaspa.com/directions.php |title=Directions |publisher=Azana Salon and Spa}}</ref> via taxi, wearing a camouflage outfit and carrying a backpack. Initially, when he didn't see the car of his ex-wife (who was later one of those killed), he and the taxi driver ate at a nearby [[Burger King]] restaurant. Haughton later paid the driver with a $20 tip and left after seeing his ex-wife's car in the parking lot. By that time, he was described by the driver as shaking, even stumbling as he walked from the cab to the spa. Haughton then entered the spa building at 11:09 a.m. and opened fire with a [[Glock]] [[.40 S&W|.40-caliber]] [[handgun]], hitting several people, including his ex-wife. His gun jammed after he tried to shoot the spa's former owner. He then allegedly started a fire inside the spa. At 11:22 a.m., Haughton called his brother Robert on his cellphone, telling him to go to Wisconsin as "all hell is breaking loose", before committing suicide.<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/full-report-released-on-azana-spa-shootings-qh8vvgq-194289151.html "Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"]</ref>
On October 21, 2012, Haughton arrived at the Azana Spa vat 200 North Moorland Road<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.azanaspa.com/directions.php |title=Directions |publisher=Azana Salon and Spa}}</ref> via taxi, wearing a camouflage outfit and carrying a backpack. Initially, when he didn't see the car of his ex-wife (who was later one of those killed), he and the taxi driver ate at a nearby [[Burger King]] restaurant. Haughton later paid the driver with a $20 tip and left after seeing his ex-wife's car in the parking lot. By that time, he was described by the driver as shaking, even stumbling as he walked from the cab to the spa. Haughton then entered the spa building at 11:09&nbsp;a.m. and opened fire with a [[Glock]] [[.40 S&W|.40-caliber]] [[handgun]], hitting several people, including his ex-wife. His gun jammed after he tried to shoot the spa's former owner. He then allegedly started a fire inside the spa. At 11:22&nbsp;a.m., Haughton called his brother Robert on his cellphone, telling him to go to Wisconsin as "all hell is breaking loose", before committing suicide.<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"/>


===Immediate aftermath===
===Immediate aftermath===
Shortly after the shooting, the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'' and various local television stations reported that shootings had taken place near the [[Brookfield Square|Brookfield Square mall]], located in Brookfield, Wisconsin.<ref name="nbcnews">{{cite news|title=Report: Multiple people shot near Milwaukee-area mall|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/21/14596819-report-multiple-people-shot-near-milwaukee-area-mall?lite|accessdate=October 21, 2012|publisher=NBC News|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> Shortly after the incident was reported, it became known that four persons had been transported to [[Froedtert Hospital|Froedtert Memorial Hospital]] with non-critical wounds.<ref name="nbcnews"/> It was also reported that three persons were being transported to that hospital.<ref name="nbcnews"/> Froedtert Hospital was locked down for security purposes, but the hospital resumed normal operations by 4:25 p.m.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.froedtert.com/home.aspx |title=Spa Shootings Updates |date=October 21, 2012 |publisher=[[Froedtert Hospital]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nbcnews"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Matt|title=At least 7 reportedly injured in shooting at suburban Milwaukee spa|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-milwaukee-spa-shooting-20121021,0,6585787.story|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> At 1:14&nbsp;pm [[Central Standard Time|CST]], Milwaukee news station [[TMJ4]] reported that the mall had been closed by police.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brookfield Square shut down after shooting|url=http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/175145691.html|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=TMJ4|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>
Shortly after the shooting, the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'' and various local television stations reported that shootings had taken place near the [[Brookfield Square|Brookfield Square mall]], located in Brookfield, Wisconsin.<ref name="nbcnews">{{cite news|title=Report: Multiple people shot near Milwaukee-area mall|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/21/14596819-report-multiple-people-shot-near-milwaukee-area-mall?lite|accessdate=October 21, 2012|publisher=NBC News|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> Shortly after the incident was reported, it became known that four persons had been transported to [[Froedtert Hospital|Froedtert Memorial Hospital]] with non-critical wounds.<ref name="nbcnews"/> It was also reported that three persons were being transported to that hospital.<ref name="nbcnews"/> Froedtert Hospital was locked down for security purposes, but the hospital resumed normal operations by 4:25&nbsp;p.m.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.froedtert.com/home.aspx |title=Spa Shootings Updates |date=October 21, 2012 |publisher=[[Froedtert Hospital]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nbcnews"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Matt|title=At least 7 reportedly injured in shooting at suburban Milwaukee spa|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-milwaukee-spa-shooting-20121021,0,6585787.story|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> At 1:14&nbsp;pm [[Central Standard Time|CST]], Milwaukee news station [[TMJ4]] reported that the mall had been closed by police.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brookfield Square shut down after shooting|url=http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/175145691.html|accessdate=October 21, 2012|newspaper=TMJ4|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>


Shortly after the shooting, a Milwaukee [[bomb squad]] was dispatched to the scene, as an [[improvised explosive device]] was apparently left behind and reports of the alleged fire emerged.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-spokesman-sen-george-mcgovern-lost-1972-presidential-17527807#.UIRmocWHKSo |title=Police: Bomb Squad Is on Scene of Wis. Shooting |date=October 21, 2012 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10842099 |title=Three dead in Wisconsin spa shooting |date=October 22, 2012 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref> A spokesman for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] stated that bomb disposal technicians and [[hostage negotiation|hostage negotiators]] had been dispatched.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.medicinehatnews.com/world-news/wisconsin-authorities-release-photo-of-suspect-in-mass-shooting-near-milwaukee-area-mall-20121021.html |title=Wisconsin authorities release photo of suspect in mass shooting near Milwaukee-area mall |work=[[Medicine Hat News]] |date=October 21, 2012 |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde}}</ref> Agents from the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] were also sent to the scene.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.waff.com/story/19875034/3-killed-4-injured-in-shooting-near-wi-mall |title=Reports: Gunman, 3 dead in WI shooting spree |first=Kimberly |last=Schupp-Miller |publisher=[[WAFF (TV)|WAFF]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>
Shortly after the shooting, a Milwaukee [[bomb squad]] was dispatched to the scene, as an [[improvised explosive device]] was apparently left behind and reports of the alleged fire emerged.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-spokesman-sen-george-mcgovern-lost-1972-presidential-17527807#.UIRmocWHKSo |title=Police: Bomb Squad Is on Scene of Wis. Shooting |date=October 21, 2012 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10842099 |title=Three dead in Wisconsin spa shooting |date=October 22, 2012 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref> A spokesman for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] stated that bomb disposal technicians and [[hostage negotiation|hostage negotiators]] had been dispatched.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.medicinehatnews.com/world-news/wisconsin-authorities-release-photo-of-suspect-in-mass-shooting-near-milwaukee-area-mall-20121021.html |title=Wisconsin authorities release photo of suspect in mass shooting near Milwaukee-area mall |work=[[Medicine Hat News]] |date=October 21, 2012 |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde}}</ref> Agents from the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] were also sent to the scene.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.waff.com/story/19875034/3-killed-4-injured-in-shooting-near-wi-mall |title=Reports: Gunman, 3 dead in WI shooting spree |first=Kimberly |last=Schupp-Miller |publisher=[[WAFF (TV)|WAFF]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20121021/GPG0101/121021015/3-dead-4-wounded-spa-shooting-suspect-remains-large?odyssey=nav%7Chead&nclick_check=1 |title=3 dead, 4 wounded in spa shooting; suspect remains at large |work=[[Green Bay Press Gazette]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://reason.com/24-7/2012/10/21/three-killed-four-injured-in-wisconsin-s |title=Three Killed, Four Injured in Wisconsin Shooting |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20121021/GPG0101/121021015/3-dead-4-wounded-spa-shooting-suspect-remains-large?odyssey=nav%7Chead&nclick_check=1 |title=3 dead, 4 wounded in spa shooting; suspect remains at large |work=[[Green Bay Press Gazette]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://reason.com/24-7/2012/10/21/three-killed-four-injured-in-wisconsin-s |title=Three Killed, Four Injured in Wisconsin Shooting |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>


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 Haughton had been found dead from a [[self-inflicted gunshot wound]].<ref name="selfinflicted">{{cite news |url=http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2806873.shtml?cat=1 |title=Dispatcher: Wis. Spa Shooting Suspect Found Dead |publisher=[[KSTP-TV|KSTP]] |date=October 21, 2012 |first=Leslie |last=Dyste}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/world/police+chief+3+dead+4+wounded+in+shooting+at+milwaukee+area+spa+suspect+on+loose/6442737764/story.html |title=Police chief: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting died of self-inflicted wound |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde |publisher=[[Global Winnipeg]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> His death was ruled as a suicide, committed while still inside the spa, but his body wasn't found until six hours after the shooting first started.<ref name="selfinflicted"/><ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/full-report-released-on-azana-spa-shootings-qh8vvgq-194289151.html "Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"]</ref>
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 Haughton had been found dead from a [[self-inflicted gunshot wound]].<ref name="selfinflicted">{{cite news |url=http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2806873.shtml?cat=1 |title=Dispatcher: Wis. Spa Shooting Suspect Found Dead |publisher=[[KSTP-TV|KSTP]] |date=October 21, 2012 |first=Leslie |last=Dyste}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/world/police+chief+3+dead+4+wounded+in+shooting+at+milwaukee+area+spa+suspect+on+loose/6442737764/story.html |title=Police chief: 45-year-old suspect in fatal Wisconsin spa shooting died of self-inflicted wound |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde |publisher=[[Global Winnipeg]] |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> His death was ruled as a suicide, committed while still inside the spa, but his body wasn't found until six hours after the shooting first started.<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"/><ref name="selfinflicted"/>


==Perpetrator and victims==
==Perpetrator and victims==
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===Perpetrator===
===Perpetrator===
[[File:RadcliffeHaughtonMugshot.jpg|thumb|right|The suspect, Radcliffe Haughton, shown in a photo released on October 21 by the Brookfield Police Department]]
[[File:RadcliffeHaughtonMugshot.jpg|thumb|right|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, Wisconsin|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 also a stepdaughter, age 20, who was working in the building along with her mother Zina Haughton at the time of the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://brookfield-wi.patch.com/articles/who-is-radcliffe-haughton-the-brookfield-shooting-suspect |title=Who Is Radcliffe Haughton, the Brookfield Shooting Suspect? |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |first=Mark |last=Maley |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://wcca.wicourts.gov/pager.do;jsessionid=B731A887D46673A163F364C198DD9DC1.render6?cacheId=FD6A846D80BF60DD7A5DE10D3B8C155B&offset=0&sortColumn=0&sortDirection=DESC |title=Public Case Search |publisher=Wisconscin Court System Circuit Court Access}}</ref> Haughton formerly served in the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]].<ref name="Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 4 others, then commits suicide at Azana Spa in Brookfield">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/multiple-victims-shot-near-brookfield-square-le7a3b4-175147441.html "Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 4 others, then commits suicide at Azana Spa in Brookfield"]</ref> His 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstimes.com/news/us/article/Father-to-Wis-shooting-supect-Turn-yourself-in-3969163.php |title=Father to Wis. shooting supect: 'Turn yourself in' |work=[[The News-Times]] |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> At the time of the shooting, Haughton had been issued a [[restraining order]] and was not allowed to possess [[firearms]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/10/wisconsin-shooter-wasnt-allowed-possess-firearms/58175/ |title=Wisconsin Shooter Wasn't Allowed to Possess Firearms |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=October 21, 2012 |first=Connor |last=Simpson}}</ref> Less than a week prior to the shooting, Haughton warned his father and a neighbor that he would kill his wife and other people "if [he] had a gun".<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/full-report-released-on-azana-spa-shootings-qh8vvgq-194289151.html "Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"]</ref>
The shooter was tentatively identified as Radcliffe Frankin Haughton, a 45-year-old male from [[Brown Deer, Wisconsin|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 also a stepdaughter, age 20, who was working in the building along with her mother Zina Haughton at the time of the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://brookfield-wi.patch.com/articles/who-is-radcliffe-haughton-the-brookfield-shooting-suspect |title=Who Is Radcliffe Haughton, the Brookfield Shooting Suspect? |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |first=Mark |last=Maley |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://wcca.wicourts.gov/pager.do;jsessionid=B731A887D46673A163F364C198DD9DC1.render6?cacheId=FD6A846D80BF60DD7A5DE10D3B8C155B&offset=0&sortColumn=0&sortDirection=DESC |title=Public Case Search |publisher=Wisconscin Court System Circuit Court Access}}</ref> Haughton formerly served in the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]].<ref name="Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 4 others, then commits suicide at Azana Spa in Brookfield">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/multiple-victims-shot-near-brookfield-square-le7a3b4-175147441.html "Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 4 others, then commits suicide at Azana Spa in Brookfield"]</ref> His 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstimes.com/news/us/article/Father-to-Wis-shooting-supect-Turn-yourself-in-3969163.php |title=Father to Wis. shooting supect: 'Turn yourself in' |work=[[The News-Times]] |first=Dinesh |last=Ramde |date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> At the time of the shooting, Haughton had been issued a [[restraining order]] and was not allowed to possess [[firearms]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/10/wisconsin-shooter-wasnt-allowed-possess-firearms/58175/ |title=Wisconsin Shooter Wasn't Allowed to Possess Firearms |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=October 21, 2012 |first=Connor |last=Simpson}}</ref> Less than a week prior to the shooting, Haughton warned his father and a neighbor that he would kill his wife and other people "if [he] had a gun".<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"/>


===Victims===
===Victims===
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.<ref>http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14619253-wisconsin-salon-shooters-estranged-wife-among-dead-medical-examiner-says?lite</ref> The other two deceased women were identified as 32-year-old Cary L. Robuck of [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]] and 38-year-old Maelyn M. Lind of [[Merton, Wisconsin|Merton]].<ref name="Wisconsin spa shooting victims ID'd">[http://www.twincities.com/ci_21835089/wisconsin-spa-shooting-identities-released "Wisconsin spa shooting victims ID'd"]</ref> The living victims included a woman seven months pregnant who was shot in the neck, another who was shot in the thigh, a third who was shot in the hand, and a fourth whose injuries were not further specified; all were expected to survive. All four were recovering at Froedtert Hospital from their gunshot wounds, three of them being in satisfactory condition and the fourth in critical condition; three of these victims required surgery.<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/full-report-released-on-azana-spa-shootings-qh8vvgq-194289151.html "Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"]</ref><ref>http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14619253-wisconsin-salon-shooters-estranged-wife-among-dead-medical-examiner-says?lite</ref>
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.<ref name="usnews.nbcnews.com">http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14619253-wisconsin-salon-shooters-estranged-wife-among-dead-medical-examiner-says?lite</ref> The other two deceased women were identified as 32-year-old Cary L. Robuck of [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]] and 38-year-old Maelyn M. Lind of [[Merton, Wisconsin|Merton]].<ref name="Wisconsin spa shooting victims ID'd">[http://www.twincities.com/ci_21835089/wisconsin-spa-shooting-identities-released "Wisconsin spa shooting victims ID'd"]</ref> The living victims included a woman seven months pregnant who was shot in the neck, another who was shot in the thigh, a third who was shot in the hand, and a fourth whose injuries were not further specified; all were expected to survive. All four were recovering at Froedtert Hospital from their gunshot wounds, three of them being in satisfactory condition and the fourth in critical condition; three of these victims required surgery.<ref name="Azana spa shooter told neighbor he planned to kill"/><ref name="usnews.nbcnews.com"/>


==Reactions==
==Reactions==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Terry_Ratzmann#Shooting|2005 Living Church of God shooting]], a mass shooting that occurred at [[Sheraton Hotel]] less than one mile away.
* [[Terry Ratzmann#Shooting|2005 Living Church of God shooting]], a mass shooting that occurred at [[Sheraton Hotel]] less than one mile away.
* [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting|2012 Sikh temple shooting]], a mass shooting that happened 77 days earlier.
* [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting|2012 Sikh temple shooting]], a mass shooting that happened 77 days earlier.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Crimes in Wisconsin]]

Revision as of 22:55, 9 December 2014

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°01′59″N 88°06′23″W / 43.03298°N 88.106296°W / 43.03298; -88.106296
DateOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)
11:09 a.m.–11:22 a.m. (CDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder-suicide
WeaponsGlock .40-caliber handgun
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured4
MotiveDomestic violence[1]

On October 21, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at the Azana Spa in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. At 3:40 p.m. CST on October 21, eight casualties had been reported,[2] four of whom (including the shooter) were reported as dead and four of whom had not suffered critical injuries.[3] The shooter, tentatively identified by police as 45-year-old Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, who was the estranged husband of a spa worker killed in the shooting, committed suicide inside the spa soon afterward.[4][5][6]

Events

On October 21, 2012, Haughton arrived at the Azana Spa vat 200 North Moorland Road[7] via taxi, wearing a camouflage outfit and carrying a backpack. Initially, when he didn't see the car of his ex-wife (who was later one of those killed), he and the taxi driver ate at a nearby Burger King restaurant. Haughton later paid the driver with a $20 tip and left after seeing his ex-wife's car in the parking lot. By that time, he was described by the driver as shaking, even stumbling as he walked from the cab to the spa. Haughton then entered the spa building at 11:09 a.m. and opened fire with a Glock .40-caliber handgun, hitting several people, including his ex-wife. His gun jammed after he tried to shoot the spa's former owner. He then allegedly started a fire inside the spa. At 11:22 a.m., Haughton called his brother Robert on his cellphone, telling him to go to Wisconsin as "all hell is breaking loose", before committing suicide.[6]

Immediate aftermath

Shortly after the shooting, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and various local television stations reported that shootings had taken place near the Brookfield Square mall, located in Brookfield, Wisconsin.[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] 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 reports of the alleged fire emerged.[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 Haughton had been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[18][19] His death was ruled as a suicide, committed while still inside the spa, but his body wasn't found until six hours after the shooting first started.[6][18]

Perpetrator and victims

Perpetrator

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 also a stepdaughter, age 20, who was working in the building along with her mother Zina Haughton at the time of the shooting.[20][21] Haughton formerly served in the U.S. Marines.[22] His 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.[23] At the time of the shooting, Haughton had been issued a restraining order and was not allowed to possess firearms.[24] Less than a week prior to the shooting, Haughton warned his father and a neighbor that he would kill his wife and other people "if [he] had a gun".[6]

Victims

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.[25] The other two deceased women were identified as 32-year-old Cary L. Robuck of Racine and 38-year-old Maelyn M. Lind of Merton.[26] The living victims included a woman seven months pregnant who was shot in the neck, another who was shot in the thigh, a third who was shot in the hand, and a fourth whose injuries were not further specified; all were expected to survive. All four were recovering at Froedtert Hospital from their gunshot wounds, three of them being in satisfactory condition and the fourth in critical condition; three of these victims required surgery.[6][25]

Reactions

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.[27]

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.[28]

The shooting sparked efforts by Zina Daniel's brother, Elvin Daniel, and his wife Cheryl to fight for stricter gun laws and domestic abuse prevention. On October 21, 2013, the one-year anniversary of the shooting, a public candlelight vigil was held at Milwaukee City Hall, being attended by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Brookfield Mayor Steven Ponto, as well as members of anti-domestic violence organizations.[29]

See also

References

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  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.
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