Roundy's warehouse in Oconomowoc on lockdown; fatal car crash in Milwaukee related to incident

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Live Updating
March 17 2021

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There are reports of a tactical situation at Roundy's distribution warehouse in Oconomowoc and the facility is on lockdown.

Oconomowoc police are at the scene. A city official said the area is now safe and secure. Additional information was not immediately available.

This story will be updating with the latest as we have it.

9:30 a.m.: Union says 2 employees killed
The union representing Roundy's employees said two workers were killed at the company's Oconomowoc distribution warehouse early Wednesday.

Thomas Bennett, the secretary-treasurer for the General Teamsters Local Union No. 200, said the two workers had worked at the warehouse for at least 20 years.

“One of the things about that warehouse out there, it’s a big family," he said. "They’re all good people, they're all hard workers.

9 a.m.: Fatal car crash in Milwaukee related to incident, medical examiner says
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said a fatal car crash on Milwaukee's northwest side Wednesday morning is "related to an incident in Oconomowoc."

Police were investigating the crash early Wednesday morning. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed it was called to the area of North 92nd Street and West Townsend Street at 5:23 a.m. No other information was immediately available.

Read updates here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/03/17/oconomowoc-police-respond-incident-roundys-distribution-warehouse/4729631001/

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