Police seeking information after 26-year-old Wisconsin man dies at hospital from gunshot wound to head
CALEDONIA, Wis. (WFRV) – Police in Wisconsin are seeking information regarding a shooting on Monday night after a 26-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to the Caledonia Police Department, officers and fire personnel were sent to the report of a man down at 7915 East Frontage Road in Caledonia around 7:38 p.m. on Monday.
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Caledonia officers and Racine County Sheriff's Deputies arrived and found a man on the ground with a possible gunshot wound to the head, with evidence later confirming it.
The man, identified as a 26-year-old from Milwaukee, was taken by the Caledonia Fire Department to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Anybody with information is asked to contact the Caledonia Police Department at (262) 835-4423 *Extension 1022 to speak with Detective Christopher Schuster.
No additional details are available.
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