I live in Crandon,and I am 39 years old,and I have been living here since I was 3 years old. I know all of the families involved in this tragedy,and I will tell you this,we have come together as a community.I was so worried that this great community would go after the shooters family for what HE did,but thank God, no has blamed his parents.We as a community,has come together as ONE,and I am so thankful for that. I can tell you that we had a candelight vigil on Wed. evening,and Tyler was included in the vigil,and I was so thankful.This community is mourning the loss of 7 of our young adults,and it is has been a very rough week to say the least. The lines for the viewings are unbeleivable,having to wait at least 2 and half hours to get to the families,and it takes at least 5 hours to get everyone through.I do have to say, I am very impressed with my community,as I was afraid we would have some of our members try to take advantage of the tv crews and try to get into the limelight,but so far,most have declined,and I am so proud of my community for not giving into the media. This community is suffering,and we don't need someone going on tv and adding "fuel to the fire". The only ones who know what really happened are sadly the victims. There have been a lot of speculations,and that is what they are speculations,and for someone to go in front of a tv reporter and say what they have "heard"would be very wrong on so many levels. I have seen many other communities go through similiar situations as we are,and you see alot of the citizens trying to tell you what happened,when you know deep down,that 99% of it is speculation,and that they are only doing it to get on tv,and I can proudly say that Crandon has basically "shut out" the media. Yes, I know a lot of you want to hear from the victims families,but you have to remember, this is a small town,and they just truly want to mourn "alone". I hope that doesn't offend anyone,but if you live in a small community,you will understand.
This shooting did not take place in our school,it was at the home of one of the victims,and yes it did include students,but it had nothing to do with what happened at the other shootings that Dr. Phil was talking about. This wasn't about a student who was upset because he was being bullied by other students or by his teachers. I feel like we are being included what happened in PA and OH,but it isn't even close. I am not going to go into details,but I don't think we should be included as a "school shooting". It is great that Dr. Phil did offer his help,as some will need it,but I feel the story shouldn't have been included in the description of "school shootings". Our school system is great,and I have never felt unsafe when I was student,nor do I feel my own two children are unsafe at our school. My children understand that this did not happen at the school,and that our school is safe for them to attend.
Again, please remember the victims~
A proud Crandon citizen.
Early Sunday morning in Crandon, a small Wisconsin logging town, 20-year-old deputy sheriff Tyler Peterson went on a shooting rampage killing six people and critically wounding another before authorities fatally shot him. A part-time police officer, Peterson fired thirty rounds of ammunition on his ex-girlfriend and a group of friends who had gathered for pizza and movies to celebrate homecoming weekend. Who was Tyler Peterson, and what drove him to murder six people in cold blood? What is the profile of a mass murderer, and does he fit the description? How could Peterson have slipped through the system to become a law enforcement officer, and how do we keep it from happening again? Every day, more than 80 Americans die from gun violence.* From the 1999 Columbine massacre to the nation's deadliest shooting rampage in history at Virginia Tech last April, mass shootings in America continue to draw world scrutiny. Be there when Dr. Phil asks the tough questions. If it's happening now, Dr. Phil is gonna talk about it now! Share your thoughts, join the discussion.
