Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 12:01 PM CDT
News : Victims were recent graduates, high school students
CRANDON (AP) - The victims, survivor and shooter in an off-duty deputy's shooting spree were students or graduates of Crandon High School. Here is a look at their lives:
The victims:
BRADLEY SCHULTZ
Bradley Schultz, 20, was a third-year criminal justice major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He wanted to be a homicide detective, said his aunt, Rose Gerow of Crandon.
LINDSEY STAHL
Lindsey Stahl's mother let her daughter sleep over at a friend's house Saturday night - it was homecoming weekend.
The 14-year-old, a freshman and the youngest of the victims, was a vegetarian, said her mother, Jenny Stahl, 39.
“She didn't eat meat,” Stahl said. “That is what a lot of people know her for. She was an animal rights activist.”
JORDANNE MURRAY
Jordanne Murray, 18, was the ex-girlfriend of the shooter Tyler Peterson. She loved children and hoped to be a daycare provider, said Sally Maxon, whose daughter had been best friends with her since kindergarten.
“She's a very, very wonderful person, the nicest girl you'd ever want to meet,” Maxon said.
AARON SMITH
Aaron Smith was a happy-go-lucky guy who embraced his nickname “Chunk,” said Derek Dehart, who went to Crandon High School with him.
“You almost never saw him without a smile,” he said.
LEANNA THOMAS
Leanna Thomas, 18, sang with her identical twin Lindsey in the church choir, their voices merging beautifully, said Sjana Farr, wife of Bill Farr, pastor at Praise Chapel Community Church.
“You could feel the buzz of their tone because their voices were so much connected to each other,” Farr said. “It was beautiful to hear them sing.”
KATRINA MCCORKLE
Katrina McCorkle, 18, was a senior at Crandon High School.
A former boyfriend said she and Murray were longtime friends. McCorkle loved playing softball and had been thinking about what college she might attend, he said, adding that “her family meant everything to her.”
The survivor:
CHARLIE NEITZEL
Charlie Neitzel, 21, who was injured in the shooting, was a goofy guy and a good friend of Aaron Smith's, said Derek Dehart, who went to high school with him. The two always went to parties together, he said.
“He was always able to make somebody laugh,” he said.
The shooter:
TYLER PETERSON
Tyler Peterson, 20, ex-boyfriend of victim Jordanne Murray, was hired as a full-time Forest County deputy sheriff Sept. 11, 2006, according to records in his personnel file that the Forest County clerk released. Records show that a year later he had successfully completed his probation.
Friends describe Peterson, who also was a part-time Crandon police officer, as mellow and not a troublemaker, although he would get discouraged by criminals and others who were disrespectful of him.
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