The supervisor of a Wisconsin restaurant targeted by gunman Bruce Pofahl got a temporary restraining order against him after a series of threats, including a warning message that said, “times (sic) up.”
Elizabeth Walker, who runs the Creek Kitchen and Bar where Pofahl worked until getting fired, got the order on March 9, claiming her former employee launched a campaign of harassment and threats against her and her family, online court records show.
Walker wrote in a court petition that Pofahl, 62, had been fired for “a few things, including harassment,” and had been sending her texts and emails for weeks threatening her and her family — including boasting he would wreck her sister’s wedding, NBC News reported.
She said Pofahl also sent her photos of her home, the outlet said.
“Times (sic) up,” the shooter said in one message.
Pofahl did not attend the court hearing, saying he suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes, and was fearful he might contract COVID-19 if he went to court, NBC said.
Police would not say if Walker was the intended target Saturday night when Pofahl walked into the crowded Oneida Nation casino and hotel complex with a 9mm handgun, headed for the restaurant and opened fire.
Two restaurant workers — Ian Simpson, 32, and Jacob Bartel, 35 — were shot and killed at the eatery before Pofahl headed outside and encountered another worker, Dan Mulligan, 28, and shot him as well.
Mulligan was listed in serious but stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery, Brown County Sheriff Todd Delaine said at a press conference Monday.
Three officers responded to the scene and shot Pofahl at an adjoining parking garage, mortally wounding him, Delaine said.
The sheriff called it a “targeted” attack but said details of the motive are still part of an ongoing investigation.







