Investigators say Wisconsin fire that killed family of 6 was shooting, murder-suicide
Investigators say a family of six who died in an apartment fire in a Wisconsin village outside Milwaukee last week suffered gunshot wounds in what they believe was a murder-suicide.
The fire erupted Friday morning at a four-family apartment building in the village of Hartland, about 25 miles west of Milwaukee. The six victims were identified Sunday as Connor McKisick and Jessica McKisick and their four children. Two of the children were identified as 14-year-old Natalie Kleemeier, and 12-year-old Sofina Kleemeier; two 3-year-old boys who died have not been named. All six lived together in the same apartment.
Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said during a press conference Monday evening that all victims had one gunshot wound. He said Connor McKisick, who was a father and stepfather to the four kids, had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
An ignitable liquid and multiple firearms were found in the family's apartment.
The fire and shooting remains under investigation by the Hartland Police Department, Waukesha County Medical Examiner's Office and the State Fire Marshal through the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation.
"This is a tragic incident for the family of the deceased, for our first responders and for the Hartland community," Misko said. "The family has asked for privacy while they mourn the loss of their loved ones."
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