Ambrosio Analco Ramirez

Case record: Ambrosio Analco Ramirez

Background

Ambrosio Analco Ramirez was 23 years old at the time of the killings.

The killings occurred in Delavan, Wisconsin, in a two-story white duplex on S. 2nd Street, about a few blocks from downtown and a block from a United Methodist Church.

Court records showed Ambrosio Analco had no domestic violence convictions in Wisconsin. Another account said his threats included threatening to kill everyone in the apartment if Nicole McAffee cheated on him, and that he had found a letter to McAffee from another man.

Court records showed Ambrosio Analco had been ordered to pay child support. He had been ordered in December 2005 to pay $25 a month to cover $4,165 in birth expenses for Jasmine. In March, he was found in contempt for not paying child support and ordered to pay $442 per month for all three children.

Ambrosio Analco and Nicole McAffee had shared a home in Elkhorn at some point and had lived together at a different Delavan apartment before McAffee moved into the duplex where the shootings took place.

Ambrosio Analco moved to the United States from Mexico.

The offence

A domestic dispute erupted into a mass killing in southern Wisconsin.

Officers stormed an A-frame duplex with weapons drawn after responding to a report of shots fired. Six people were found shot to death inside the duplex. A 2-year-old girl was found in a van nearby with a gunshot to her chest, was treated, and was later released.

Police and authorities described the incident as a murder suicide with Ambrosio Analco as the shooter.

The dead included:

• Ambrosio Analco (23)
• Nicole Marie McAffee (19), the mother of the three children
• McAffee’s twin infant boys, Isaiah Christian Analco and Argenis Analco
• McAffee’s sister, Ashley Lynn Huerta (21)
• Ashley’s friend, Vanessa Iverson (19)

The wounded child found in the van was:

• Jasmine Analco, the twin’s 2-year-old sister, daughter of Analco and McAffee

Investigation

State investigators were assisting in the case.

Walworth County District Attorney Phil Koss said he could not reveal all the details of the case, but said, “it is clearly a domestic situation.”

Department of Justice spokesman Kevin St. John said, “The investigation is an ongoing and complex death case, and we certainly are not going to make premature comment,”

Police issued a statement that said the community was not in danger from the shooter.

Officials said police did not have anyone in custody and were not seeking anyone, while also saying that “nothing can be ruled out” and there were “still unanswered questions.”

Officers recovered a gun inside the duplex.

Investigators spent most of Sunday removing bodies from the home.

Chief Timothy O’Neill said the investigation had been turned over to the state Division of Criminal Investigation.

Arrest

Police did not have anyone in custody and were not seeking anyone.

Trial

No trial information was provided.

Sentencing

No sentencing information was provided.

Appeals

No appeals information was provided.

Outcome

Ambrosio Analco was among the dead.

The incident ended with his suicide the same day, according to the case status.

Aftermath

A 911 call was released in which Gaspar Huerta reported the shooting.

A makeshift shrine of teddy bears, stuffed bunnies, a dinosaur, and candles stood under a tree outside the duplex, and people came all day to pay their respects and place items in front of the house.

Gov. Jim Doyle issued a statement saying his thoughts and prayers were with everyone affected by the “heartbreaking” shootings and that it was “a reminder that we need to work to ensure the safety of families and communities across the state.”

Residents and family members expressed shock and sought answers, with multiple family members citing police silence and stating they could not come to terms with the deaths.

Police asked the landlord to open some locked areas of the duplex on Monday, but no more victims were found.

Timeline

• June 10, 2007 — Six people were found shot to death in a duplex in Delavan; a 2-year-old girl was found shot in the chest in a van outside the residence.
• About 10:30 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of shots fired.
• About 9 p.m. (Saturday) — Ambrosio Analco left Marco Pastrana’s house to drop the children off at the duplex.
• 9 p.m. (Saturday) — Duane Iverson said he last spoke to Vanessa Iverson.
• Sunday morning — Neighbors reported seeing police activity after hearing shots the night before.
• Late Sunday — Authorities said no one was in custody and police were not looking for a suspect, while saying the investigation involved unanswered questions.
• Monday — The identities of the dead were released; police released names of the dead and released the first 911 call reporting the shooting.
• March (year not specified) — Ambrosio Analco was found in contempt for not paying child support and ordered to pay $442 per month for all three children.
• December 2005 — Ambrosio Analco was ordered to pay $25 a month to cover $4,165 in birth expenses for Jasmine.

Other details

People and relationships (as stated)

• Nicole McAffee (19) was the mother of the three children.
• Ambrosio Analco (23) was described as McAffee’s ex-boyfriend and the children’s father.
• Ashley Lynn Huerta (21) was McAffee’s sister.
• Vanessa Iverson (19) was McAffee’s friend.
• Jasmine Analco was the 2-year-old twin’s sister and was in serious condition after being shot in the chest.
• Isaiah Christian Analco and Argenis Analco were the twin boys, less than a year old.
• Marco Pastrana was Ambrosio Analco’s cousin.
• Gaspar Huerta escaped the shooting by jumping out a window, according to his statements.
• Victor Huerta was Gaspar’s brother.
• Jose Huerta was Caspar Huerta’s brother.
• Caspar Huerta was described as living in the apartment with Gaspar and taking in McAffee and her children after she separated from Analco.
• Duane Iverson was Vanessa Iverson’s brother.
• Kay Macara was Vanessa Iverson’s mother.
• Leanda Mena was a neighbor who watched investigators and said she heard what she thought were firecrackers.
• Richard Heideman was a neighbor who described officers storming the house.
• John Griebel arrived carrying folded body bags, according to observations at the scene.
• James Brandenburg (57) was present outside as bodies were wheeled out.
• Tina McKinnon (37) lived about a block away and said the children were very pleasant.
• Pete Brancheau (59) lived across the street and described hearing shots and police cordoning off the area.
• Duane Brellenthin was described as the landlord of the duplex complex.
• Kevin St. John was a spokesman with the state Department of Justice.
• Phillip Koss was the Walworth County District Attorney.
• Timothy O’Neill was the Delavan Police Chief.
• Jack Levin was described as director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University and an author of “Extreme Killing.”
• Burr Eichelman was described as a UW-Madison psychiatry professor.
• Meghan Stroshine was described as an assistant professor at Marquette University who studied domestic violence.

Neighbourhood and scene details

People in the neighborhood thought it was firecrackers or children until Sunday morning.

A neighbor described hearing yelling and door-slamming recently, but on Saturday there was no shouting or arguments, only shots.

Residents along S. 2nd St. awakened to the deaths and the injured 2-year-old girl.

Police cordoned off two blocks around the duplex for most of the day.

Delavan had about 7,956 or about 8,000 residents, and was described as about 40 miles southwest of Milwaukee in Walworth County.

The house was described as on a tree-lined street about a block from a United Methodist Church.

Firearms and gun recovery

A gun was recovered inside the home.

Walworth County SWAT officers entered the home next to the van at 309 S. 2nd Street.

Statements and quotations (verbatim)

Walworth County District Attorney Phil Koss said:

“it is clearly a domestic situation.”

John said:

“The investigation is an ongoing and complex death case, and we certainly are not going to make premature comment,”

Delavan Police Chief Timothy O’Neill said:

“We want to make sure there is no stone unturned,”

W-2. Statements attributed to Jose Huerta:

“She said (Analco) was the one who punched her. I told her to go to the police. She didn't say nothing. He told her he was going to kill her,"

Marco Pastrana said:

“He loves his kids, he wouldn't do anything to hurt them,”

“He wasn't drinking. He didn't do anything. He was just there to see his kids. I'm upset, but I'm angry, too. What kind of person would do that?”

Kay Macara said:

“My child,”

“I want answers,”

Leandra Mena said:

“I thought it was firecrackers because it’s so close to the Fourth of July,”

“This is something we never thought could happen here,”

Tina McKinnon said:

“The children were very pleasant,”

Pete Brancheau said:

“It's scary,”

“Especially when there's a baby involved. There's no answer for it.”

Richard Heideman said:

“That’s when I knew everybody was dead,”

Gaspar Huerta said (911 call quotation, verbatim as shown in the record):

“Hello.”

“OK, you say gunshots?”

“Yeah, I was inside of my house and my sister-in-law, her boyfriend comes and starts shooting everybody (unintelligible) the roof.”

“You saw the person doing this?”

“Yeah.”

“OK, where at?”

“309 Second Street. Could you please hurry up please?”

“What's the person's name that's shooting?”

“Uh, I can't think of his ... name right now.”

“Is he still there with the gun?”

“I think so.”

“He's at 309.”

“I went onto the roof, I jump out.”

“He's upstairs shooting?”

“He's there shooting my wife and all the kids.”

“He started shooting your..”

“I don't know. ... Operator: OK, hold on for a moment. home last updates contact”

Medical treatment and condition

The 2-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, about 40 miles away.

She was then transferred by helicopter to University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.

Late Sunday, she was listed in serious condition; later, a spokesman said she was released Wednesday.

A quote described her bullet wound as “the bullet just missed her heart.”