Chad L. Cross

Suicide

Chad L. Cross used a Civil War-style replica handgun to shoot himself in the chest, police said. The ball ammunition from the muzzle-loaded weapon killed him. Police were called by his girlfriend who said he was suicidal and armed. When police arrived, Cross got out of the car and walked away from them down the sidewalk. Officers tried to talk to Cross, who shot himself and dropped an explosive device. The Milwaukee County Bomb Squad used a robot to transport the explosive device to a nearby retaining wall, where it was disabled. The device was designed using black powder and ball ammunition from a muzzle-loaded weapon and "was very dangerous."