Wisconsin man suspected of killing 4 dies of wounds

It’s not clear when or where the domestic dispute took place, but investigators have said Vang went to the Rothschild bank where his wife worked at around midday on March 22. He is accused of killing two of his wife’s colleagues, Dianne Look and Karen Barclay, and then travelling to nearby Schofield, to kill his wife’s divorce attorney, Sara Quirt Sann.

He then fled to his apartment and barricaded himself inside. Investigators say he shot and killed Everest Metro Police Detective Jason Weiland as Weiland was setting up a perimeter around the apartment. A standoff ensued before police shot Vang and took him into custody. Two officers — one from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office and one from the Everest Metropolitan Police Department — are on paid leave while the investigation continues.

Vang’s wife was not harmed. Investigators have not said what precipitated the domestic incident, what happened during that incident or whether she was present at the bank at the time of the attack. They also hadn’t officially identified Vang until they announced his death.

Online court records show Vang was struggling with debt in addition to his marital problems. His brother, Vajloogzeb Vaj, told The Associated Press that Vang had shown signs of mental illness since he and his wife separated and that Vang had once struck their mother. Vaj said he hadn’t spoken with his brother in weeks.

Todd Richmond, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Wisconsin man suspected of killing 4 dies of wounds

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