CALEDONIA — The events of July 13 could have been a lot worse. It appears that John McCarthy intended to kill more than just one person.
Racine County Sheriff's and Caledonia Police officers occupied the Pilot Travel Center parking lot next to Interstate 94 following the killing of Anthony "Nino" Griger on the morning of July 13.
YORKVILLE — The identity of Tuesday morning’s fatal shooting victim at the Pilot Travel Center in Caledonia has been released by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
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RACINE — Escorted by hundreds of law enforcement officers from throughout southeastern Wisconsin, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office investigator involved in the July 13 shooting in the Franksville area of Caledonia was released Tuesday from Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.
One of two photos John McCarthy had of himself that was released by the Department of Justice.
A drone photo shows the Mobil gas station at 10616 Northwestern Ave. (Highway K) in the Franksville area of Caledonia after a July 13 gunfight between an undercover Racine County Sheriff's Office investigator and John McCarthy. The blacked-out area of the photo, where the investigator was injured and where McCarthy shot himself, is one of a number of redactions included in the Wisconsin Department of Justice's report on the day's events.
This drone photo shows some of at least 28 evidence markers at the Mobil gas station in Franksville on July 13. A number of redactions, such as this one at center right, were made by the Department of Justice when it made public its investigation of the July 13 shootings in Caledonia; reasons given for the redactions include graphic images and personal identification of the undercover officer, as well as the identities of citizens involved.
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: Scenes from the July 13 gas station shootings
Pilot shooting
Racine County Sheriff's vehicles were on scene at the Pilot Travel Center next to Interstate 94 following a reported Tuesday morning shooting.
Watch now: The scene at Pilot Travel Center following a reported Tuesday morning shooting
Pilot shooting
Racine County Sheriff's and Caledonia Police officers occupied the Pilot Travel Center parking lot next to Interstate 94 following a reported Tuesday morning shooting.
Law enforcement restricting traffic in Franksville
Local law enforcement personnel are restricting traffic along Highway K in the Franksville area of Caledonia this morning.
Crime-scene tape at the Mobil in Franksville
Crime-scene tape is up at the Mobil gas station at 10616 Northwestern Ave. in the Franksville area of Caledonia this morning.
Shooting reported at Mobil station in Franksville
Law enforcement officers work this morning at the scene of a reported shooting at Mobil, 10616 Northwestern Ave., Franksville.
Sheriff Christopher Schmaling
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling speaks at the Tuesday afternoon press briefing regarding fatal gunfire in Caledonia that morning.
Chris Botsch, Caledonia Chief of Police
Caledonia Police Chief Chris Botsch, right, shown in a file photo with Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, says an officer captured on video last week was not planting evidence in a vehicle.
Watch Now: Sheriff Christopher Schmaling gives update on gas station shootings
DA Tricia Hanson
Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson responds to the scene of a shooting between a murder suspect and an off-duty investigator at a Mobil gas station in Franksville.
Shooting investigation at the Mobil station
Multiple departments — including the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Caledonia Police Department, the Racine County Sheriff's Office and the state Department of Criminal Investigations — responded to Caledonia Tuesday morning after shootings were reported at two gas stations.
Shooting at Mobil Station under investigation
Numerous departments responded to the Mobil station on Highway K to assist with the investigation.
Caledonia Fire Department on the scene after Franksville shooting
Caledonia Fire Department firefighters cleaning up the scene at the Mobil, 10616 Northwestern Ave., Franksville after a reported shooting occurred earlier in the day.
Caledonia Fire Department cleaning up at the Mobil gas station
Caledonia Fire Department firefighters putting back their fire hose to the truck after cleaning up the scene at the Mobil, 10616 Northwestern Ave., Franksville. Earlier in the day, law enforcement officers responded to a call about a reported shooting.
Caledonia Fire Department cleaning up at the Mobil gas station
Caledonia Fire Department firefighters put their hose back in the truck after spraying down the scene Tuesday afternoon at the Mobil gas station at 10616 Northwestern Ave. in the Franksville area of Caledonia. That morning, an undercover Racine County Sheriff's Office investigator shot and killed a gunman who had shot the investigator and killed a 22-year-old Elkhorn man at the Pilot Service Center 2.3 miles northwest of the Mobil station.
Law enforcement officers leaving the scene
Law enforcement officers leaving the scene at the Mobil gas station, 10616 Northwestern Ave., Franksville. Earlier in the day, officers responded to a call about a reported shooting.
