Four people – three employees and the shooter – were injured in a shootout Wednesday morning at a software company in Middleton.

The wounded were transported to the Trauma Center of the University of Wisconsin Hospital. The alleged gunman was also seriously injured.

Middleton Police Chief Charles Foulke said three people were shot in WTS Paradigm and that the gunman was "neutralized" by police and was being treated at a local hospital. .

The call arrived around 10:30 am for an "active shooter" at 1850 Deming Way. There are a number of companies inside this building, but the filming took place at WTS Paradigm.

Officers arrived at the building approximately 4 minutes after their shipment.

At 10:34 am, depending on the Broadcastify's audio scanner traffic, a radio officer sends out information that he is "in touch" with the suspect. At 10:35, the radio officers "Shots were fired! Shots were fired!"

At 10:37, according to Broadcastify, the officer told dispatchers "the subject is down" and requires a ballistic shield so that officers can approach the suspect.

The building was then cleared and declared safe; all closures were closed at 1 pm The police set up a family reunion area at a nearby hotel.

The police chief refused to answer questions after 13:15. press conference but said that he would meet the media later in the afternoon.

Tim Elliot, WMTV's morning presenter, said on-air that one of his friends was an office worker where the shooting took place and saw the shooting.

"He was in a conference room when one of his colleagues opened fire," Elliot said. "He tells us that he saw three or maybe four people being shot at."

Elliot said that his friend fled the building.

Judy Lahmers, a business analyst at WTS Paradigm, said she was working at her office when she heard gunshots around 10 am.

She said it sounded "as if someone dropped planks on the floor, very loudly."

Lahmers said she was out of the building and hid behind a car. She said that the glass entrance door of the building had been broken.

"I do not look back, I run as fast as possible. You're just wondering, "Are you hiding or running?", She said.

Lahmers said that a colleague had been grazed by a shot, but that was all right. She has no other information.

The building is also home to Esker Software.

Gabe Geib, a lawyer at Esker Software, said that he was working at his office when he heard a few shots coming from the door next door, which "sounded like claps." .

"We knew at that time that something was happening. A ton of people were crossing the street in front of us, "he said. More than an hour after filming, he and his colleagues huddled in their cafeteria, away from the windows.

According to Middleton police traffic, there were at least "two officers involved in this shooting". Dozens of officers then converged in the area.

The workers were evacuated and taken to a nearby hotel.

Schools in Madison sent an email to parents and said, "The police have mastered the situation in Middleton and, once again, our schools are not under threat."

A television report from Madison indicates that three ambulances were seen picking up people and leaving the area quickly. Another report says that someone called 911 after seeing a woman run out of building with a gunshot wound.

The Madison WMTV television channel reported that "the scene is contained". The station quoted employees who were in the building to say "three or four people were affected" but had no information about their condition.

At 12:30, two police snipers remained on the roof of a building adjacent to the WTS Paradigm building.

Field officers asked the State Criminal Investigation Department to respond to the situation.

Another officer reported by radio that she was following an ambulance to the hospital "with the suspect".

A woman named Lydia told WISC-TV (Channel 3) that she had received a text from a friend who was working in an adjacent building and that she had seen a man who had been shot by a building. Lydia said her friend had called 911 to report an active shooter.

The FBI is helping local law enforcement respond, said FBI spokesman Leonard Peace. He refused to provide further details.

Joe Taschler, Patrick Marley, Mike Johnson and Meg Jones, Journal Sentinel staff, Keegan Kyle of USA Today Network-Wisconsin and Associated Press contributed to this report.

This is a story in development and will be updated.

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