WI - Homicide News

19 Aug 2015

Updated: Teen kills woman then shoots himself


WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) – A teenage boy fatally shot a 47-year-old woman before shooting himself with the shotgun at a rural Wisconsin Rapids home, the Wood County Sheriff's Depar

31 Jul 2015

Tomahawk woman convicted in 2003 killing


RHINELANDER (WAOW) -- A 33-year-old Tomahawk woman was convicted Thursday of participating in the killing of her uncle more than a decade ago, according to online Oneida County court records.

31 Jul 2015

Eau Claire man behind bars after police say he kidnapped woman


EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU)- An Eau Claire man is behind bars after police say he kidnapped a woman with the intention of selling her for sex.

31 Jul 2015

Foiled kidnapper gets 40 years for attempted murder


SPARTA — A 23-year-old woman was on her way home from work early Sept. 9, 2013, when a man she had never met tried to abduct her with the intent to kill.

31 Jul 2015

Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation Case Report on shooting of Trooper Casper


Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation Case Report Case/Report Number: 15-1570/105 DCI Case #15-1570/105 - Final Case Report - Officer-Involved Death - 05/11/2015 Trooper - Trevor John Casper Suspect - Steven Timothy Snyder

17 Jul 2015

Man convicted in fatal shooting outside Oneida tavern


APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- A 20-year-old man has been convicted in a fatal shooting outside a tavern in Outagamie County.

17 Jul 2015

Driver accused of killing pedestrian not competent to stand trial


MADISON (WKOW) -- Online court records show the man accused of striking and killing a woman with his car last month has been found not competent to stand trial. The records shows prosecutors did not challenge a doctor's findings that Adam Sutter is not competent.

17 Jul 2015

Bail set at 250K for teen accused in Beaver Dam shooting


JUNEAU (WKOW) --  A Fitchburg teenager faces an attempted first degree intentional homicide charge, and other felony charges, after authorities say he shot and wounded a retail store employee as the worked tried to stop the teen's shoplifting.

17 Jul 2015

Teen sentenced for shooting man in face


MILWAUKEE —A Milwaukee teen heads to prison for shooting a man in the face. Nathan King, 16, sat in a wheelchair in court Thursday, telling a judge that his bad choices have altered the lives of three families, including his own.

13 Jul 2015

Pierce County authorities arrest homicide victims wife


ELLSWORTH, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities in Pierce County of western Wisconsin are investigating a homicide and have arrested the victim's wife.

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