MAUSTON, Wis. – The suspected killer of a former Juneau County judge has died, officials say.
On Friday, June 3 around 6:30 a.m. the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office received a call notifying law enforcement of an armed person and two shots fired in a Township of New Lisbon home. The caller had exited the home and contacted law enforcement from a nearby home.
Following failed attempts to negotiate with Douglas K. Uhde, age 56, who was in the home, at 10:17 a.m. the Juneau County Special Tactics and Response Team entered the residence and located retired Judge John Roemer, a sixty-eight-year-old male, deceased.
Uhde was located in the basement with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement began life-saving measures, and Uhde was transported to a medical facility in critical condition. He was declared legally brain-dead on June 4 and has been taken off life-support.
His organs were donated.
The murder weapon was recovered at the scene.
Uhde reportedly had a list of targets that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
