TOWN OF GERMANIA (NBC 26) — A 74-year-old Clintonville man has been arrested in Shawano County after a Wednesday evening shooting that killed a 67-year old man from the Greenleaf area.
The suspect was also shot at the scene by a third man who said he was defending himself after the first shots were fired.
Shawano County deputies indicated that the three men were connected through shared ownership of hunting land in the Germania area.
The 74-year-old, whose name has not been released, was treated for non-life threatening injuries and later booked into the Shawano County Jail. Formal charges have not yet been filed.
The incident happened on County Road M, just west of Tigerton.
Around 9:15 Wednesday night, deputies say Shawano County received a 911 call from a man who said his friend had been shot and he had locked himself in a nearby building.
The caller told dispatchers he would defend himself if necessary. They say he later shot and injured the suspect as he tried to enter the building.
Deputies say the 74-year-old suspect initially did not cooperate with first responders but was eventually taken into custody before receiving medical treatment.
Investigators say the man who originally called 911 was fully cooperative and gave a detailed account of what happened.
This story will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
