Rice Lake Man Arrested in Barron Co. Homicide Case

Rice Lake Man Arrested in Barron Co. Homicide Case

A man is under arrest after a shooting in Barron County.

On Sunday, September 20th, at 12:55 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from a female at 1138 27th Street, Chetek stating she located her son outside and not breathing with blood inside the house.

Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with a Wisconsin DNR Warden arrived on scene and located 23 year old Garrett Macone, of Chetek, deceased outside the residence. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Department arrived on scene along with a reconstruction team from the WI State Patrol to process the scene.

BRUNETTE

During the course of the investigation, detectives conducted several interviews and at 11:04 p.m., took 25 year old Andrew Brunette, of Rice Lake, into custody. Brunette is currently being held in the Barron County Jail on 1st degree Intentional Homicide, awaiting formal charges by the Barron County District Attorney’s Office later this week.

This case remains under investigation

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