TOWNSHIP OF WAUTOMA (NBC 26) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a deadly standoff in Waushara County that began as a domestic violence call Thursday evening, October 16, 2025.

According to officials, at approximately 5:25 p.m., a deputy with the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office and a trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a home near the intersection of State Road 73 and County Road O in the Township of Wautoma.

When the deputy arrived, a man was standing outside. That's when authorities say he went back inside and fired a weapon at the deputy. The deputy returned shot back.

Authorities say the man then barricaded himself inside as law enforcement attempted to negotiate. Additional officers, including tactical

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