WI - Homicide News

18 Apr 2015

Update: Shooting at State Street Brats


MADISON (WKOW) -- Madison Police confirm one person was shot at State Street Brats Saturday morning.  

18 Apr 2015

UPDATE: Man, 19, charged in fisherman's fatal stabbing​


BALSAM LAKE, Wis. (AP) -- The man wanted in the stabbing death of a fisherman after an argument on opposite banks of the St. Croix River has been charged.

18 Apr 2015

Milwaukee Police: Suspect in car accident shooting kills himself


(CNN)The accidental death of a 2-year-old boy in Milwaukee on Sunday triggered a violent chain of events, eventually claiming the lives of three more people.

18 Apr 2015

Argument over use of car leads to fatal stabbing


MILWAUKEE (WITI) — 31-year-old Stephanie Harris of Milwaukee was charged on Friday, April 17th with second-degree reckless homicide for her alleged role in the stabbing death of Pedrell Davis.

18 Apr 2015

Fatal house fire investigated as homicide by arson


MILWAUKEE —Milwaukee police said an early morning fire that killed two people is being called arson.

15 Apr 2015

Man accused of killing friends in drunk driving accident sentenced to jail


WASHBURN COUNTY, Wis (WEAU) A man accused of killing two friends while drunk driving has been sentenced. Edward Depies, 27, was sentenced in Washburn County Court to 10 years of probation. One condition of his probation is that he serves one year in jail.

15 Apr 2015

Mosinee man charged in Sept heroin overdose death


Mosinee (WSAW)~ A 23-year-old Mosinee man is behind bars on a $100,000 cash bond on allegations he sold heroin to a man leading to an overdose death. Ryne Oleson is charged with first degree reckless homicide and delivering heroin.

15 Apr 2015

Milwaukee man snapped confesses to beating his own father to death with 2x4


MILWAUKEE (WITI) — 40-year-old John E. Balistreri of Milwaukee faces a charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of his own father, 77-year-old John B. Balistreri.

15 Apr 2015

Officer shoots Walgreens robbery suspect


MILWAUKEE (WISN)—Armed, masked men stormed a Walgreens on Wednesday morning, and police were already hot on their trail.

15 Apr 2015

Man shot and killed in home in Milwaukee


MILWAUKEE (WISN) —It could be a tragic misunderstanding that led to Milwaukee's homicide. Micheal Powell, 18, was shot to death inside a stranger's home Tuesday afternoon. His family is convinced his mental illness played a role.   

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