A retired Wisconsin judge was shot and killed in his home on Friday in what the state attorney general described as a “targeted act” against the judicial system by a man who also had several high-profile government officials as potential targets.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said at a news conference that the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 6:30 a.m. Friday about an armed man who fired two shots inside the home of a 68-year-old man in New Lisbon, northwest of Madison.
. While Kaul did not identify the victim, the Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed in a Saturday news release that John “Jack” Roemer, a retired circuit court judge in Juneau County, was killed in the attack.When police went to the basement, they found the suspect, Douglas K. Uhde, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. Uhde, 56, was transferred to a hospital and is believed to be in critical condition, Kaul said.
Kaul said the suspect was apparently targeting other government officials, but they were not identified during the news conference.
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