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Deputies search for Damn Yankees patron who fired gun into air after verbal disturbance

Posted at 9:40 AM, Oct 25, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-25 10:40:11-04

OUTAGAMIE CO. (NBC 26) — Deputies are searching for a suspect who fired a single gunshot into the air outside Damn Yankees in the Town of Liberty.

The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened Saturday around 7:40 p.m.

Deputies reported an intoxicated patron was involved in a verbal disturbance inside Damn Yankees. The suspect left the bar and returned to his boat where he fired a single gunshot into the air.

The Sheriff's Office said the suspect went west by boat on the Wolf River to an unknown location.

Deputies said no injuries were reported and this appears to be an isolated incident. The public is not in danger at this time.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office at (920) 832-5605.