Suspect who allegedly killed retired judge had hit list that included Mitch McConnell, Gov. Whitmer: Official
Suspect who killed judge had hit list that included Mitch McConnell, Gov. Whitmer, others, official says.
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A suspect who allegedly shot and killed a retired Wisconsin judge Friday in a targeted act had a hit list that included U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told ABC News.
Law enforcement responded to a home in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, Friday morning after a 911 caller reported there was an armed person in the residence who had fired two shots, according to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.
The caller had exited the home and contacted law enforcement from a nearby home.
The suspect, who was later identified as Douglas Uhde, was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, Kaul said. A firearm was recovered at the scene, he said.
"This does appear to be a targeted act," Kaul told reporters Friday. "The individual who is the suspect appears to have had other targets as well. It appears to be related to the judicial system."
When SWAT entered the home, they found Roemer zip-tied to a chair and fatally shot, according to the law enforcement official.
A hit list with over a dozen names found inside the suspect's car at the scene included Roemer's, McConnell's and Whitmer's, as well as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers', the source said. Several names on the list also appear to be tied to Uhde's armed burglary case, court records show.
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