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It's just ridiculous," said Stephanie Guerra, who lives on property near the site of the shooting in Birchwood Township.
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Which is why it's so weird that in such a small town that something like this could happen over just a feud over land. Residents of this wooded area are shocked and baffled. what was in his mind or what he was thinking." And the demeanor makes no sense, and the action makes no sense. "I just don't think any of this makes sense. He says the suspect's calm is frightening. Meier says the alleged shooter has remained extremely calm and has not confessed to shooting anybody. His criminal history is, I believe, there's a misdemeanor warrant for trespass out of a county in Minnesota, and he does have an entry in his file for an aggravated assault," he said. "From my dealings with him, he seems mentally capable of conducting his affairs. Sheriff Meier says Vang does appears to be mentally stable. He'd been identified by the ID number which Wisconsin deer hunters are required to wear on their backs. It's not clear whether any of the deer hunting party returned fire.Ĭhai Vang was taken into custody several hours later. When recovered, the clip and the chamber were empty. Meier says the weapon used was Chinese style SKS semi-automatic rifle. The others soon were on their way, apparently unarmed, expecting to help their fellows. One was able to radio back to the others that they had been shot. Apparently three of the hunting party were shot initially. There were two bursts of gunfire within about 15 minutes. He took the scope off his rifle, he turnedĪnd he opened fire on the group," Meier said. "The suspect got down from the deer stand, walked 40 yards,įiddled with his rifle. He approached the intruder and asked him to leave,Īs Crotteau and the others in the cabin hopped on their all-terrain The first victim, Terry Willers, told the others on the radio, that he was going to confront the intruding hunter. "The answer was nobody should be in the deer stand," Sheriff One of the property owners came by, spotted Vang in the stand and radioed back to his hunting party in a shack about a quarter of a mile away, asking who should be there. There, he found and climbed into a deer stand. Sheriff Meier say that the suspect was lost in the woods, and apparently wandered onto private property. Still hospitalized are Terry Willers, who was listed in critical condition, and Lauren Hesebeck, listed in fair condition. Dennis Drew died of his wounds Monday night. The dead include Robert Crotteau, 42 his son Joey, 20 Al Laski, 43 Mark Roidt, 28 and Jessica Willers, 27. But nothing has ever happened of this magnitude.Īccording to Sawyer County Sheriff Jim Meier, Chai Vang, 36, is accused of opening fire on a hunting party, killing six people and seriously wounding two others. During deer season the woods are crawling with people in blaze orange, and it's not unusual to hear of small disputes, over property lines or who owns what deer stand. The shooting took place in a small township near the borders of four rural, wooded counties. Paul resident who's had minor brushes with the law, but nothing apparently that would predict such a violent encounter. Many of the victims were related - all from around Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Wisconsin officials are trying to understand why a hunter opened fire on others hunters Sunday, killing six people and seriously wounding two. (Photo by Sawyer County Sheriff's Department via Getty Images) Vang allegedly shot and killed five hunters and wounded three others in a dispute over a tree stand. This booking photo provided by the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department shows Chai Vang after his arrest Sunday. Hunter kills six, wounds two after tree-stand dispute Talk about this story in the MPR News Forum