One dead, one critically injured, in Pine River home

Scene  of shooting in Pine River, WI (WAOW-TV)
Scene of shooting in Pine River, WI (WAOW-TV)

TOWN OF PINE RIVER, WI (WSAU)  A woman was shot and killed in a home in Pine River on Thursday. A man was critically wounded inside the same residence. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department says in a news release “the incident is believed to be an isolated incident and the public is not in danger.” That language suggests a murder-suicide attempt, although that has not been confirmed by law enforcement.

Sheriff’s deputies went to the home on Range Line Road for a welfare check around 8:30am.

The deceased woman was 77-years-old. The man, who is now hospitalized, is 78. Their names are not being released. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice crime lab assisted in processing the scene.

The sheriff’s department says they will release more information at a later time.

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