NEW LISBON (WKOW) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating after one man was found dead and another man was found with a gunshot wound in New Lisbon Friday morning.
Around 6:30 a.m., the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office received a call that an armed person was inside a New Lisbon home and that two shots were fired. Law enforcement have been in the neighborhood all day, near the home of a former Juneau County judge.
Sources tell ABC News a former judge is the victim.
The caller left the home and contacted law enforcement from a nearby home.
After failed attempts to negotiate with the individual in the home, the Juneau County Special Tactics and Response Team entered the home around 10:17 a.m. and found the homeowner, a 68-year-old man, dead.
A 56-year-old man was found in the basement with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement began life-saving measures, and the man was taken to a medical facility. He is in critical condition.
A gun was recovered at the scene.
Officials said that there is no immediate danger to the public, but investigators said this incident appears to be a targeted act.
"The individual who is a suspect appears to have other individuals who are targets as well," Attorney General Josh Kaul said during a press conference. "It appears to be related to the judicial system ... We have been able to contact the people we believe may have been targets and notified them. The others, as far as we are aware, are safe at this point."
Authorities declined to identify any of the targets.
The names of the involved individuals are being withheld pending family notification.
The DCI is leading this investigation and is assisted by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, Mauston Police Department, Elroy Police Department, Wisconsin State Crime Lab, Wisconsin State Patrol, DOJ’s Office of Crime Victim Services and the FBI.
DCI is reviewing evidence and will turn over investigative reports to the Juneau County District Attorney when the investigation is over.
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