Wausau Pilot & Review
UPDATED: Police now say an altercation that left a 79-year/-old man injured and his alleged 22-year-old attacker dead was a home invasion.
Early Tuesday afternoon the marathon County Sheriff’s Department released the following statement:
“TMarathon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery home invasion that occurred early this morning at a residence in the Town of Elderon. It is believed the suspect followed a 79-year-old man home from a local establishment and there is no threat to the community.
Deputies from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at approximately 2:37 am to a residence in the Town of Elderon for a report of a man who was assaulted and stabbed as he exited his vehicle in his garage. The man was in possession of a firearm and fired one round that struck the suspect prior to the firearm being wrestled away from him. The suspect received a gunshot wound to the chest and died while fleeing the scene. The suspect’s identity is being withheld pending family notification. The 79-year-old man sustained non-life threatening injuries and is recovering at a local hospital.”
See below for our earlier reporting.
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A 22-year-old man suspected of stabbing an elderly man in the face was found dead early Tuesday, according to a statement made to some press outlets on Tuesday.
Marathon County officials said police responded at about 2:37 a.m. Tuesday to a home in Elderon. The alleged victim told investigators the suspect stabbed him, fired a handgun and fled the home.
The 22-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and died at the scene, according to reports. The elderly man’s injuries are not life-threatening. Police have not said what, if any relationship existed between the two men.
No names have been released. This is a developing story.
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