MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) – Hundreds of people joined hands on a pedestrian bridge in Menasha Sunday night, to move forward about a month after a gunman killed three people and himself.
Residents gathered on the Trestle Trail Bridge over Lake Butte des Morts, in what organizers called “Hands Across the Fox.”
Menasha town chairman Dale Youngquist told the crowd to “unite to reclaim” the bridge for their community.
Menasha Police Chief Tim Styka said residents have been healing over the past couple weeks, and the long chain of humanity was another step.
On May 3rd, Sergio Valencia del Toro opened fire on the bridge, shooting at random after a spat with his ex-fiancee. He killed Adam Bentdahl, Jon Stoffel, and Stoffel’s 11-year-old daughter Olivia before del Toro turned the gun on himself. He also wounded Stoffel’s wife Erin, who was sent home from the hospital just over a week ago.
“Hands Across the Fox” was originally scheduled for May 17th, but severe weather in the area postponed the event.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
