Five dead following pair of Chippewa County shootings
8-7-2019 Update: An update to this story can be found here.
LAKE HALLIE — Five people are dead including the suspected gunman following two separate shooting incidents in Chippewa County late Sunday evening and early Monday morning, July 28 and 29.
Chippewa County Sheriff James L. Kowalczyk confirmed in a Monday morning press release that a total of five individuals were found deceased at a pair of shooting locations – one in Lake Hallie and the other in the Town of Lafayette – that took place overnight.
Homicide investigations into the two shooting are underway and involved the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department, the Lake Hallie Police and the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigations.
The first shooting occurred in the Village of Lake Hallie was reported at 10.27 p.m. on Sunday, July 28.
Just four hours laster, another incident was reported in the Chippewa County Town of Lafayette around 2:40 a.m. on Monday morning, July 29.
The deceased included two adult females, two adult males and one juvenile male. The suspected shooter in both homicides is among the dead according to Sheriff Kowalczyk.
The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call requesting EMS and Law Enforcement in regard to a shooting incident at a residence in the Village of Lake Hallie just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28.
Upon law enforcements arrival, the bodies of two deceased people, an adult male and female, were discovered. Two other adults at the residence suffered gun shot injuries. The two adults were transported to a area Hospital and at this time are being treated for their injuries.
Then around 2:30 a.m., Chippewa County Deputies went to the residence of one of the deceased in the Town of Lafayette to make contact with family members. Upon entry of the residence Law Enforcement discovered three other gun shot victims (all deceased) of an apparent homicide.
At this time residents in the Village of Lake Hallie and Chippewa County are not in harm’s way.
These investigations will be followed up with more details as the investigations continue.
