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Man who called police about Iowa Co. death arrested as homicide suspect
May 11, 2021 5:09 PM Jaymes Langrehr
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VILLAGE OF AVOCA, Wis. Authorities say the man who called police about a woman’s death in Iowa County is the one that was arrested for the suspected homicide.
Police in the Village of Avoca say a man called them about a dead woman at 3 p.m. Monday. When police got on scene, they found the man who had called and the woman’s body.
Police believe the woman was killed. In an update Tuesday afternoon, the Wisconsin Department of Justice provided an update saying the suspect who was arrested Monday was the same man who made the initial call to police. The DOJ says the two knew each other, and this was an isolated incident with no threat to the public.
By Brandon Arbuckle
May 7, 2021 4:32 PM
A news release Friday said the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into Saturday’s incident.
Authorities said Bruce Pofahl, 62, had been fired from the eatery and walked into the Duck Creek Kitchen and Bar, where he shot and killed Ian Simpson, 32, and Jacob Bartel, 35.
Officials said Pofahl walked out of the restaurant and shot a third employee, Daniel Mulligan, 28, who was seriously injured.
Law enforcement responded and encountered Pofahl near the first-floor parking ramp on the east side of the Radisson Hotel complex within the casino. The DOJ says three Green Bay police officers fired their weapons and shot Pofahl, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police: 2 found dead with gunshot wounds during investigation in Sun Prairie
May 6, 2021 4:44 PM Site staff
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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. Sun Prairie police have released new details regarding an ongoing death investigation.
A news release said officers responded to a welfare check Wednesday evening at a home near the intersection of South Legacy Way and Blue Aster Boulevard.
Sun Prairie police Lt. Ryan Cox said a 37-year-old woman and 35-year-old man were found dead with gunshot wounds. The release said evidence gathered indicated the man’s wounds were self-inflicted.
Police believe the incident was isolated. Investigators processed the scene and are continuing to conduct interviews.
May 3, 2021
GREEN BAY (WKOW) The Brown County Sheriff s Office released more details about the Oneida casino shooting that left three people dead, including the suspected gunman.
Officers released the names of the three people shot. Ian J. Simpson, 32, and Jacob. T Bartel, 35, both died of their injuries. Daniel L. Mulligan, 28, was shot outside the complex and remains in serious but stable condition at a Milwaukee hospital.
Officers shot and killed the suspected gunman, 62-year-old Bruce K. Pofahl.
Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain spoke at length about the shooting and law enforcement s response ata press conferenceMonday.
The shooting
The suspect used to work at the Duck Creek Kitchen and Bar, inside the Radisson on Airport Drive in Ashwaubenon. The Oneida Nation, owners of the Radisson complex, fired the man earlier this year and told him not to come back to the property.