ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – State investigators have released the names of the three Green Bay police officers who shot and killed a man suspected of shooting three people Saturday night at the Oneida Casino complex.
The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation identified the officers as Sgt. Brian Jordan, a 21-year veteran of the department, Officer Makayla Wolfe, who has been with the department for two years, and Officer Ben Snyder, who has been on the force for almost two years. The officers have been placed on administrative leave, per department policy, while the investigation continues.
Those officers shot 62-year-old Bruce Pofahl near the first-floor parking ramp on the complex’s east side. Investigators have said that, around 7:30 Saturday night, Pofahl walked into the Duck Creek Restaurant + Bar, went to a waiter station, and fatally shot Jacob T. Bartel and Ian J. Simpson. Pofahl then allegedly shot Daniel L. Mulligan, who survived.
According to Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain, Pofahl was a former Duck Creek Kitchen + Bar food and beverage manager. he had been fired earlier this year and was banned from the building. Another employee had taken out a restraining order against Pofahl, but did not request that he be forced to turn in any guns.
State law requires an outside agency to investigate police shootings. DCI is investigating and will forward the results of its investigation to the Brown County District Attorney’s Office for a decision on whether the officers will be criminally charged.
