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Update: Suspect in Middleton Double Homicide Kills Himself in Standoff in Vernon County
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUL 8 – The suspect fled after a double homicide and died by suicide following a police standoff on Highway 14, with the road closed for about three hours, authorities said.
- On Tuesday at 2:21 p.m., deputies found a man and woman dead at a home on Stonebrook Circle in Middleton and began a double homicide investigation.
- The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle before deputies arrived, prompting Wisconsin State Patrol and Vernon County authorities to locate and stop the car.
- The driver did not respond to verbal orders, resulting in a standoff with law enforcement that concluded when the individual died by suicide; the Vernon County authorities are currently investigating the incident.
- Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett acknowledged the seriousness of the situation and assured the public that addressing it remains a top focus for his department.
- Officials are actively investigating the double homicide and related standoff, and they encourage anyone with relevant details to reach out to the local crime tip line by phone at 608-266-6014 or through the website p3tips.com.
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Double homicide suspect is dead after a standoff in Vernon County
VIROQUA, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - A suspect is dead after a standoff in Vernon County. Authorities say the man was wanted in connection with a double homicide in the town of Middleton, just outside of Madison. According to the Dane County Sheriff's Office, deputies were first called to a home on Stonebrook Circle on Tuesday afternoon (7/9/25), after a man and woman were found dead. Before deputies arrived, the suspect fled in a vehicle. A short time l…
Journal Sentinel
Lake Geneva NewsSuspect in Middleton double homicide kills himself in standoff in Vernon County
The person suspected of killing a man and woman in Middleton July 8 took his own life while in a standoff with police officers in Vernon County.
Suspect in double homicide ends his life after standoff in Vernon County
WIZMnews.com Law enforcement officers stand by the suspect’s vehicle. A State Patrol Trooper directs traffic at the scene on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.Members of the Wisconsin State Patrol and Vernon County Sheriff’s Office along Highway 14 where a double homicide suspect killed himself. Highway 14 south of Viroqua where the suspect’s vehicle was stopped. The suspect in a double homicide near Madison takes his own life after getting stopped by auth…
Wisconsin State Journal
Update: Suspect in Middleton double homicide kills himself in standoff in Vernon County
The Dane County Sheriff's Office said the suspect left in a vehicle before deputies arrived and that vehicle was located by the Wisconsin State Patrol in Vernon County.
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