Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared on hit list in suspect’s vehicle after a retired Wisconsin judge was shot and killed Friday.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office responded Saturday to news reports that she was among officials whose names appeared on a hit list belonging to a man who police say shot and killed a former Wisconsin circuit judge Friday. The suspect was found dead at the scene. Authorities said the list was found in the suspect’s vehicle and included Whitmer, along with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
“While the news reports are deeply troubling, we will not comment further on an ongoing criminal investigation. Gov. Whitmer has demonstrated repeatedly that she is tough, and she will not be bullied or intimidated from doing her job and working across the aisle to get things done for the people of Michigan”, Whitmer’s deputy chief of staff Zack Pohl said in a statement. Retired Juneau County, Wisconsin, Judge John Roemer was shot and killed in his New Lisbon, Wisconsin, home, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
