Crime & Safety

Mass Shooting at Spa Brings Out Acts of Heroism and Courage

On a quiet Sunday morning in October, hell broke loose in Brookfield, Wis. Radcliffe Haughton was on a killing rampage, and it was up to regular patrol officers to rescue the innocent survivors. They did, putting their lives on the line.

When shooting mayhem broke out on a quiet Sunday morning in a Milwaukee suburb, local police did not wait for specialized units to arrive. They responded to rescue innocent survivors at the risk of their own lives.

Patch Editor Jim Price has compiled a detailed video documenting the actions and heroism of law enforcement who responded to the Azana Spa Shooting in Brookfield, WI on Oct. 21, 2012. Information was compiled from records released by Brookfield and Wauwatosa police departments and original Patch reporting.

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  • 'All Available Squads': How Duty Officers Took Charge at Azana Spa
  • Brookfield Honors Officers Who Took Charge at Azana Spa
  • Azana Shooting Victim's Family Advocating for GPS Monitoring for Domestic Abusers
  • Azana Spa Adds Memorials to Fallen Coworkers as it Reopens
  • Spa Shooting Survivor in 'Good Spirits' as Auction Aims to Help Her
  • Culver's Donates Thousands for Azana Spa Families
  • Azana Spa Owner Says Shooter 'Seemed Like a Nice Guy'
  • Unprosecuted Police Contacts Preceded Mass Murder
  • Waukesha County Spa Shooting Victim Remembered as 'Full of Life'
  • FBI Adviser Says Spa Shooting May Have Been Copycat Crime
  • Inside Brookfield Spa: Witnesses Recount Horrific Shooting
  • Brookfield Spa Shooter Had Police Standoff in 2011 with Wife
  • Brookfield Shooting An Unwelcome Flashback For Sikh Temple Members
  • Dad of Spa Shooting Suspect: 'My Son Is A Good Person'


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