Anthony Ferrill Bio, Anthony Ferrill Wiki
Anthony Ferrill has been identified as the longtime MillerCoors and Molson Coors brewery employee who is dead after he shot and killed five other workers at the company’s building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of February 26. Until 2019, the brewery had been known as the Miller Coors Brewery, when the name was changed to Molson Coors.
JUST IN: Milwaukee Police have a large area blocked off on the NW side where a source tells us the suspect lived. Police activity appears to be focused on one house although it is not clear exactly what they’re doing. pic.twitter.com/KE9PsM1X35
— Suzanne Spencer (@suzspencertv) February 27, 2020
The head of the Milwaukee Police Department, Alfonso Morales, confirmed to the public that five people were killed by a 51-year-old Milwaukee resident, who has since been identified as Ferrill. His identity was first reported by Matthew Keys on Twitter.
At a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump had said that five people had died in the brewery. The president referred to the suspect as an “evil murderer.” That number was confirmed in a statement from Molson’s CEO, Gavin D.K. Hattersley In all, six people, including the shooter, were killed.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett confirmed to the media around 4:30 p.m. local time when the shooter was dead, approximately two hours after the “horrible shooting.”
Ferrill was an employee of Molson Coors Brewery Company. Several reports say Ferrill was fired on the day of the shooting. A statement about the shooting of Molson Coors referred to him as an “active employee.”
The mayor said: “It’s a horrible day, horrible for employees here. It’s a very hard day for anyone who is close to this situation.” In addition to local law enforcement agencies, the FBI, ATF and the US sheriffs. UU. They were also on the scene.
Molson Coors sent an email to employees at 2:19 p.m. local time to say there was an active shooter on campus. The shooter was located near the second-floor staircase in Building 4 of the complex, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Milwaukee Police Department said they were first called to the brewery at 2:08 p.m. The Journal-Sentinel reported that Ferrill was armed with two guns, one with a silencer.
Anthony Ferrill Age
He is 51 years old.
Anthony Ferrill Family, Wife, Children
Ferrill was married and had children, including a son and two daughters, according to his wife’s now-deleted Facebook profile.
Anthony Ferrill Facebook
On her various social media pages, which have now been deleted, Ferrill’s wife posted photos of her family and expressing liberal political views. In July 2019, Ferrill’s wife attended a speech by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at South Division High School Gym in Milwaukee. Following the speech, Ferrill’s wife took a photo with the Massachusetts senator.
Who is Milwaukee Shooter Anthony Ferrill
The man suspected of killing five people before turning the gun on himself at the Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee has been identified as a longtime electrician with the company, multiple sources tell TMJ4 News.
Anthony Ferrill, 51, worked as an electrician at Molson Coors for the last 20 years. The above photo is taken from a family member’s Facebook page that has since been removed.
Anthony Ferrill Milwaukee Shooting
Milwaukee police said the gunman opened fire at a Molson Coors building Wednesday afternoon. Five employees were killed before Ferrill turned the gun on himself. Police have not yet officially identified Ferrill.
The shooting occurred at a sprawling facility that includes a mix of corporate offices and brewing facilities.
Neighbors say investigators arrived at the 8000 blocks of Potomac Avenue before 3 p.m. on Feb 26, and haven’t left.
State Representative Lakeshia Myers tweeted on Wednesday that the police presence in the area is related to the shooting that happened at Molson Coors.
Anthony Ferrill shooting Motive
A motive for the shooting is unknown at this time. Police were seen at a home believed to be owned by Ferrill Thursday afternoon.
The Journal Sentinel reports that one of the victims was a fellow electrician at the brewery who Ferrill frequently clashed with. A friend of Ferrill’s, who was not named, told the newspaper that the issue arose because Ferrill was accused of watching movies on his phone during work hours. The pair had also accused the other of tampering with each other’s tools and going into each other’s offices.
Ferrill had also told a co-worker that he believed brewery employees were coming into his home and bugging his computer. That friend said, “I was, are you serious, Anthony? What? We all kind of joked about it, saying we should maybe get him an aluminum hat. Things just started getting weird. But he was dead serious about it.” In addition, a friend said that Ferrill felt as though he was being racially discriminated by Molson Coors.
Anthony Ferrill Criminal History
Anthony Ferrill does not appear to have a criminal record in Wisconsin except for a traffic ticket from 2016. Ferrill has been involved in multiple civil suits in Wisconsin, state court records show. The cases appear to deal with health issues.
In one lawsuit, from February 2015, Ferrill and his wife are listed as co-plaintiffs along with the MillerCoors LLC Health Benefits Program. The lawsuit was filed against the American Family Mutual Insurance Company. Details of that case were not immediately available.
