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All 5 victims identified in Molson Coors mass shooting

Milwaukee Shooting
Posted at 4:11 PM, Feb 27, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-28 15:49:59-05

MILWAUKEE -- All five victims of Wednesday's mass shooting at Milwaukee's Molson Coors campus were identified in a news conference Thursday afternoon.

Their names are:

  • Jesus Valle Jr., 33
  • Gennady "Gene" Levshetz, 61
  • Trevor Wetselaar, 33
  • Dana Walk, 57
  • Dale Hudson, 60
All 5 victims identified in Molson Coors shooting

"We're here today because six families lost their loved ones," said Police Chief Alfonso Morales.

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The shooter was also found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Police Chief Alfonso Morales said at the news conference. Police named Anthony Ferrill as the shooter. Ferrill was 51 years old and was a longtime electrician at Molson Coors, sources tell TMJ4 News. Police say the motive is still under investigation.

"I do want to extend my condolences to the families of these victims and my condolences to the entire family and staff of Molson Coors," said Chief Morales.

"Today, 18,000 Molson Coors employees are grieving over yesterday's shooting that took the lives of five members of our family here in Milwaukee," said Gavin Hattersley, CEO of Molson Coors Beverage Company.

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"They were powerhouse operators, they were machinists, and they were electricians. But more importantly, they were husbands, they were fathers, and they were friends," Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley said at the news conference. "They were part of the fabric of our company and our community, and we will miss them terribly."

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Both Chief Morales and Mayor Tom Barrett requested privacy on behalf of the victims' families.

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"Our families are hurting, the Molson Coors families are hurting, the Miller families are hurting, our city is hurting," said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

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"They've gone through something nobody wants to go through," Barrett said. "For over a century and a half they've been a part of the fabric of this community and they’ve been there for us, and it’s now time for us to be there for them as well."

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"What's most important right now is that we as a community come together and put our arms around these grieving families," the mayor said.

The Wisconsin Alumni Association issued the following statement regarding Trevor Wetselaar, the 2009 UW-Madison alum killed in yesterday's shooting in Milwaukee:

The Wisconsin Alumni Association, along with Badgers around the world, are mourning the loss of UW-Madison alum Trevor Wetselaar. We send our thoughts and prayers to Trevor’s family and friends, as well as to the loved ones of the other victims killed at Molson Coors in Milwaukee.

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