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Randy Gregory

Case from Brookfield, WI dated Mar 12, 2005

Victim Details

Randy Gregory

Male

Brookfield

WI

2005-03-12

50

Randy

Gregory

07/17/2026

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It was a quiet Saturday morning on March 12, 2005, inside a Sheraton hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin, where weekly services for the Living Church of God were underway. Pastor Randy Gregory, a 51-year-old male, was in attendance with his family and congregation, listening to the day's sermon. The atmosphere of worship was shattered when a member of their own community, 44-year-old Terry Ratzmann, entered the room and opened fire on the unsuspecting congregation.

Within the span of a minute, ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about the aftermath of the Brookfield tragedy and how the church community ... ...Read More
    06/23/2024
    It's tough to even fathom the kind of pain the Gregory family and the church community must be exper... ...Read More
    07/05/2023
    Has anyone else been thinking about the role mental health might have played in the Brookfield trage... ...Read More
    02/28/2023
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