Two people were found dead by the Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department on Friday night at a residence in the town of Ahnapee. Deputies conducted a welfare check, knocking on the door of the residence with no response from inside. Looking through a window, they were able to determine that two individuals were dead inside the home. Sheriff Joski says that further details about what happened to the two, a 71-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman, will be provided at a later date. You can read the press release in its entirety below.
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Incident # 20-02742 #1
(Algoma, WI) On May1, 2020 at approximately 7:43 p.m. the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department received a request to conduct a welfare check at a residence in the Township of Ahnapee. Caller stated that they had not heard from an acquaintance who lives at the residence for a few days and is concerned. Upon arrival, Deputies attempted contact, with no response. Deputies did then look through a window of the residence and observed the bodies of two individuals located on the floor.
Upon making entrance to the home, it was determined that the two individuals, who resided at that residence, were in fact deceased. The deceased were a 71 year old male subject, along with a 56 year old female subject. There were no other persons in the residence at the time. This incident does not pose a safety threat to the community.
This incident remains under investigation with the assistance of the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation.
