Police stand guard in the parking area outside the Oneida Casino in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and killed by police Saturday. (AP

This is an excerpt from a larger story that appears in Tuesday’s Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article.In a moment of celebration, one look sent a crowd enjoying a festive dinner into a scramble for safety.On May 1, the Pittsburgh Predators hockey team had just defeated the No. 4 team ranked in the country at a tournament in Green Bay, Wis. Player Blake Sinicki was there along with his parents, Mark and Tavia, all of Center Township.“We were feeling pretty good about ourselves,” said Mark Sinicki. “We were having a team dinner.”Sinicki said it was all smiles until a parent reentered the room.“I could see the fear on his face,” Sinicki said. “He said, ‘Active shooter.’”Around 7:30 p.m. May 1, a former employee of the Oneida Casino in Green Bay entered the complex and opened fire, killing two people and wounding another.Authorities engaged and exchanged gunfire with the shooter, which led to his death. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Three officers are on administrative leave while the investigation continues.

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