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UPDATE: Police identify Appleton homicide victim

Posted at 7:08 AM, May 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-27 20:14:07-04

UPDATE: Appleton Police identify the victim as 35-year-old Chad A. Hafman.

Police arrested Hafman's wife who is in the Outagamie County jail on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide. 

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UPDATE: A 35-year-old man is dead after injuries that were consistent with being stabbed.

Appleton Police received a call at 3:41 a.m. on Friday for a medical call in the 900 block of N. Durkee St.

The man received medical treatment and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A 34-year-old woman, the mans's wife, is being interviewed in connection with the investigation.

There are children who are being taken care of by other family members.

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday in Fond du Lac.

The Appleton Police Department says they are in the preliminary stages of the investigation, and will continue to interview neighbors for more information.

They say this was an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public.

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Appleton Police are investigating a homicide.

Police were called to the 900 block of North Durkee Street around 3:40 a.m. Friday.

 

Police say there is no threat to the public.

We have a crew on the scene and will continue to update this story as we learn more.