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05-24-2007, 05:53 PM
Suicide wish suspected in police shooting
Sister says man believed he had little for which to live
The man whom Milwaukee police shot fatally on Tuesday was a Vietnam veteran and local musician who had recently had problems and spoke of having little to live for, his sister said Wednesday.
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She identified her brother as Steve Bucholtz of Milwaukee.
"My heart goes out to the officer involved. I'm praying for him and his family. I hope that he doesn't hold any personal guilt from this traumatic event," said the sister, Tonya O'Brien.
An officer shot and killed Bucholtz, 54, about 10:15 a.m. at Kinnickinnic Ave. and Ward St.
Police had stopped him because he matched the description of a suspect in an armed robbery with shots fired a few minutes earlier on Howell Ave. When officers told Bucholtz to drop a jacket he was holding, he refused, then pulled out a gun and pointed it at officers, police said. He was then shot once in the chest.
O'Brien said her brother was never in trouble with the law before, but he had problems recently and "felt like he had nothing more to live for and this might be an OK way to go." She speculated that the robbery attempt and shots were meant to attract police.
Police said they were investigating whether the man might have intended suicide.
"The scene investigation would lead us to believe that he may have had some issues along that line," Lt. Thomas Stigler said.
Bucholtz's sister said he had a master's degree in business, had served in Vietnam and was a talented musician who played the guitar and wrote songs. According to various Web sites, he had performed with the Last Canyon Band and the Twang Dragons.
"He wasn't a robber," O'Brien said.
That's not what Edward Nichols thought when he saw Bucholtz chasing another man Tuesday morning on Howell Ave. Nichols got out of his van to intervene when Bucholtz pulled out a gun and shot twice at the other man, who was not hurt. Nichols called 911.
"He looked at me eye to eye and started walking on," Nichols said. "It was like he didn't care. He took his time. He strolled away slowly and never once looked back."
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the guy who got shot is my friend matts father. i used to smoke with matt and his dad all the time. steves father took his own life a month earlier and steve has been really emotionally messed up. i saw him the day before this happene. fuck, i am sad im gonna miss this guy. he was awesome. he was a funny motherfucker. im gonna miss him.
R.I.P. steve :hippy:
Sister says man believed he had little for which to live
The man whom Milwaukee police shot fatally on Tuesday was a Vietnam veteran and local musician who had recently had problems and spoke of having little to live for, his sister said Wednesday.
Recent Coverage
5/23/07: Officer kills man who pointed gun at police
She identified her brother as Steve Bucholtz of Milwaukee.
"My heart goes out to the officer involved. I'm praying for him and his family. I hope that he doesn't hold any personal guilt from this traumatic event," said the sister, Tonya O'Brien.
An officer shot and killed Bucholtz, 54, about 10:15 a.m. at Kinnickinnic Ave. and Ward St.
Police had stopped him because he matched the description of a suspect in an armed robbery with shots fired a few minutes earlier on Howell Ave. When officers told Bucholtz to drop a jacket he was holding, he refused, then pulled out a gun and pointed it at officers, police said. He was then shot once in the chest.
O'Brien said her brother was never in trouble with the law before, but he had problems recently and "felt like he had nothing more to live for and this might be an OK way to go." She speculated that the robbery attempt and shots were meant to attract police.
Police said they were investigating whether the man might have intended suicide.
"The scene investigation would lead us to believe that he may have had some issues along that line," Lt. Thomas Stigler said.
Bucholtz's sister said he had a master's degree in business, had served in Vietnam and was a talented musician who played the guitar and wrote songs. According to various Web sites, he had performed with the Last Canyon Band and the Twang Dragons.
"He wasn't a robber," O'Brien said.
That's not what Edward Nichols thought when he saw Bucholtz chasing another man Tuesday morning on Howell Ave. Nichols got out of his van to intervene when Bucholtz pulled out a gun and shot twice at the other man, who was not hurt. Nichols called 911.
"He looked at me eye to eye and started walking on," Nichols said. "It was like he didn't care. He took his time. He strolled away slowly and never once looked back."
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the guy who got shot is my friend matts father. i used to smoke with matt and his dad all the time. steves father took his own life a month earlier and steve has been really emotionally messed up. i saw him the day before this happene. fuck, i am sad im gonna miss this guy. he was awesome. he was a funny motherfucker. im gonna miss him.
R.I.P. steve :hippy: