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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 37459" data-attributes="member: 158">A man <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-wisconsin-criminal-investigations-shootings-74bf0dfc9edf52260c7451e017800f72" target="_blank">accused of fatally shooting a retired Wisconsin judge</a> and who had a list that included prominent national political figures died in a hospital, a state official said Tuesday.Douglas Uhde, 56, shot former Juneau County Circuit Judge John Roemer in Roemer’s home in New Lisbon on Friday before shooting himself, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital where he had been on life support.Wisconsin Department of Justice spokeswoman Gillian Drummond confirmed Uhde's death. The agency said in a news release that Uhde was declared brain-dead on Saturday morning and his body remained on life support until Tuesday morning to allow for organ donation.Uhde had an extensive criminal and prison record dating back at least two decades, including a case when he was sentenced by Roemer to six years in prison on weapons charges. He was released from his last prison stint in April 2020.Police found the 68-year-old Roemer zip-tied to a chair, an official told The Associated Press. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-wisconsin-shootings-0c6e4877dfe366eda990e2f401ab74ef" target="_blank">Uhde had a list of potential targets</a> in his vehicle that included Roemer, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer’s office and the law enforcement source said.___Associated Press reporter Mike Balsamo contributed to this report from Washington, D.C.<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/national/2022/06/07/man-accused-of-killing-wisconsin-judge-dies-in-hospital/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 37459, member: 158"] A man [URL='https://apnews.com/article/politics-wisconsin-criminal-investigations-shootings-74bf0dfc9edf52260c7451e017800f72']accused of fatally shooting a retired Wisconsin judge[/URL] and who had a list that included prominent national political figures died in a hospital, a state official said Tuesday. Douglas Uhde, 56, shot former Juneau County Circuit Judge John Roemer in Roemer’s home in New Lisbon on Friday before shooting himself, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital where he had been on life support. Wisconsin Department of Justice spokeswoman Gillian Drummond confirmed Uhde's death. The agency said in a news release that Uhde was declared brain-dead on Saturday morning and his body remained on life support until Tuesday morning to allow for organ donation. Uhde had an extensive criminal and prison record dating back at least two decades, including a case when he was sentenced by Roemer to six years in prison on weapons charges. He was released from his last prison stint in April 2020. Police found the 68-year-old Roemer zip-tied to a chair, an official told The Associated Press. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/politics-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-wisconsin-shootings-0c6e4877dfe366eda990e2f401ab74ef']Uhde had a list of potential targets[/URL] in his vehicle that included Roemer, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer’s office and the law enforcement source said. ___ Associated Press reporter Mike Balsamo contributed to this report from Washington, D.C. [url="https://www.local10.com/news/national/2022/06/07/man-accused-of-killing-wisconsin-judge-dies-in-hospital/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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