Police say alleged gunman in deadly Wis. spa shooting killed himself

Police stand with guns drawn at the entrance to Brookfield Square Mall across from the scene of a shooting at Azana Salon in Brookfield, Wis., on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. / AP Photo

Updated 10:21 p.m. ET

BROOKFIELD, Wis.A man police suspected of killing three people and wounding four others by opening fire at a tranquil day spa was found dead Sunday afternoon following a six-hour manhunt that locked down a shopping center, country club and hospital in suburban Milwaukee.

Authorities said they believed the shooting was related to a domestic dispute. The man they identified as the suspect Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, who had a four-year restraining order against him. They also said he had slashed his wife's tires just two weeks ago. Police say Haughton was the lone suspect.

Brookfield Police Chief Dan Tushaus said Haughton died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was found in the spa. Authorities initially believed Haughton had fled and spent much of Sunday looking for him.

Police said three people were killed and four wounded in the Sunday morning shooting at the Azana Day Spa. All seven people shot were women. There were as many as 12 people inside the salon at the start of the shooting.

The spa is a two-story, 9,000-square-foot building across from a major shopping mall in Brookfield, a middle-to-upper class community west of Milwaukee.

Haughton's father, Radcliffe Haughton Sr., who lives in Florida, told CBS News that the alleged shooter's wife, Zina Haughton, worked at Azana.

Haughton Sr. said he knew they were having problems and that Zina had taken a restraining order out against him recently. Court documents confirm she sought a restraining order against him on October 8.

After the shooting, police said an improvised explosive device was found at the spa and a bomb squad is investigating, but they did not indicate whether the suspect ever tried to set the device off.

Milwaukee FBI spokesman Leonard Peace said its SWAT team, hostage negotiators and others were helping with the response. But he declined to say how many FBI personnel were involved in all or provide details on what had happened.

Robert Schmidt, spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said it had 10 agents participating.

Beth Strohbusch, a spokeswoman for Froedtert Memorial Hospital, said four shooting victims were taken there, and three more were expected. She said none of the four already received were in critical condition.

Froedtert Memorial Hospital is the same hospital that handled the victims of the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wis., a Milwaukee suburb south of the city.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Obama had been informed of the incident by his advisers, and they did not believe it to be a terrorist threat. In a statement, Carney said: "The President and First Lady's thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrible shooting and their families."

[Stan-12345]

Do you think it might be time to talk about some sensible gun control?
Why is America the ONE nation in the western world that will not have the courage and sense of collective safety, to even START a dialogue on what to do about the massive amount of murders?

[marine1957]

@ STAN-12345:
You might want to study the crime in the UK. They have nearly absolute gun control, but their crime rate continues.

[Patriot_70]

I looked it up, and it's not as bad as I thought. This weekend, 6 were killed and 28 wounded in Chicago's Gun Free Streets. In other news, in Gun Nut Central, Lexington Kentucky, where anyone who cares to can wear a gun, a huge number of people were killed, however... no police agency is reporting the deaths.

Gun Bans are democrats way of ridding the inner cities of blacks. And you wonder how I made that connection? Well, start with Jim Crow laws, the KKK, then move on to disarming victims for the criminals and reducing police patrols.

Get it yet?

[WhereisOT]

One would think that by using logic and a little common sense, looking at prior "events" and by checking out statistics, "authorities" Law Enforcement/Courts would have thought this day would come....

Come on nra...when will you begin to arm Victims in advance of mass shootings....

[Patriot_70]

We try, but not everyone wants to hide a heavy gun under their clothing, deal with police stops and harassment, angry brady nutcases, and people who call the police when they see someone having coffee and a bagel at 6am.

Gun Laws create this violence.

[T-Prop]

Another NRA success story.
Patriot 70 -- say something.

[gottasay2u]

I can't imagine having a wife so fine I couldn't live without her, but I'd like to!

[Rocky_Balboa_1977]

White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Obama had been informed of the incident by his advisers, and they did not believe it to be a terrorist threat.

But it took two weeks for "The One" to be informed by his advisors that Bengazi was a terrorist attack.

Right! Time for Hope and Change, and not with "The One."

[gmcken]

amazing, isn't it?

[Bob_Mulroy]

It's very sad that the politicians in Wisconsin forbid law abiding to carry a concealed weapon. -Even though the citizens passed two referrenda. Might have cut the body count.

I guess their masters in Madison know better.

My thoughts are with the victims and their families.

[Patriot_70]

Gun bans get hundreds of people killed every year in the USA, hundreds.

[silvalgal]

Two shooting sprees in Wisconsin in the past two months? That's two too many. Let's hope Wisconsin doesn't go the way of Finland.

[Patriot_70]

Might, finland was gun free. But the Brady Killers knew that.

[Turf12]

condolences to the families of the victims, very sad.

so many crazies with guns...

[Patriot_70]

So many crazies making it impossible for people to defend themselves. How many shot in Gun Free DC last weekend? 60? How many in Gun free Chicago last weekend? 80?

A Gun Ban is an insane person trying to reduce crime by disarming victims.

[glorya]

So he was dead INSIDE of the spa where the shooting happened and the police were searching for him for "how many hours?" I don't even want to go further than this! OMG.

[Turf12]

i doubt there was a sign above the body saying "he did it." in that situation, you cover all the bases.

[DWileyOne]

It's a 9,000 square foot building with many rooms (plus A/C vents, closets, etc). There was threat of a bomb, so they had to proceed cautiously. Next time, we'll just call and send you on in to take down an armed psychopath in 2 minutes or less.