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A family memorial fund has been established at Laona State Bank. You can mail them to: Family Memorial Fund c/o Laona State Bank P.O. Box 128 Laona, WI 54541 Contributions may also be made at any location. More

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NEW INFO: Report Confirms Deputy Shot Himself Last Updated: 9:15 PM 05/08/08 - The state Justice Department has released new documents confirming an off-duty Forest County Sheriff's Deputy who killed six people in Crandon, shot himself as he fled police last fall. (Full Story)

Sale of House Where 6 were Slain is Going Through Last Updated: 2:42 PM 04/26/08 - CRANDON, Wis. (AP) -- A leader of the effort to buy and destroy a Crandon house where six people were killed last fall says he's glad the sale is going through. (Full Story)

Crandon Council Disallows Families' Claims for Damages Last Updated: 7:18 PM 04/03/08 - The Crandon City Council turned down claims Wednesday seeking millions of dollars in damages for families who had relatives gunned down last fall in the shooting rampage by an off-duty officer. (Full Story)

Crandon City Council Denies Shooting Rampage Victim's Families Claims Last Updated: 9:42 PM 04/02/08 - The city council turned down claims that allege off-duty police officer Tyler Peterson's employer was negligent in supervising him. He's the man investigators say killed 6-people and injured another in a shooting rampage last fall. (Full Story)

No Criminal Charges to Be Filed Related to Crandon Shootings Last Updated: 5:49 PM 02/07/08 - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says no criminal charges will be brought as a result of anyone's interaction with Tyler Peterson from the time he killed six people in Crandon, injured another and then later took his own life. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Forest County Attorney: Crandon Families' Claims Will be Denied Last Updated: 6:45 PM 02/05/08 - An attorney says Forest County will deny the claims filed by families seeking damages in a shooting rampage by an off-duty deputy sheriff that left six young people dead and another severely injured. (Full Story)

More Families File Claims in Crandon Shootings Last Updated: 12:58 PM 02/04/08 - More families have filed claims seeking to hold the employers of a Forest County sheriff's deputy accountable for a shooting rampage that killed six young people and severely wounded another. (Full Story)

Claim Filed in Crandon Murders Last Updated: 6:25 PM 02/01/08 - A claim filed by the family of one of the six people killed in a Forest County shooting rampage attempts to hold the gunman's employers accountable for the crime. (Full Story)

Forest County DA Has Received Crandon Mass Murder Report Last Updated: 3:37 PM 01/31/08 - The investigation into the Crandon mass murder may be winding down. (Full Story)

Lone Survivor of Crandon Shooting Speaks Out Last Updated: 1:45 PM 11/12/07 - The lone survivor of a mass slaying in Crandon is speaking publicly for the first time about the horrific event. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Funerals Come to An End Last Updated: 1:08 PM 10/19/07 - Funerals for seven young people fatally shot in Crandon have come to an end. (Full Story)

Lone Survivor of Crandon Shooting Rampage Released From Hospital Last Updated: 12:44 PM 10/17/07 - The lone survivor of a shooting rampage in which an off-duty deputy killed six people has been discharged from the hospital. (Full Story)

New Details in 911 Calls Released From Crandon Shootings Last Updated: 7:02 PM 10/16/07 - New 911 tapes show a north woods couple fed Tyler Peterson coffee and soda and relayed messages to police for him after the off-duty sheriff's deputy sought refuge at their home in the hours after he gunned down six people in Crandon. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Survivor Improving, Funeral Held Last Updated: 5:53 PM 10/16/07 - The sole survivor of a shooting that left seven other young people dead is making medical progress. (Full Story)

Van Hollen Criticized For Crandon Remarks Last Updated: 12:49 PM 10/15/07 - Wisconsin's top law enforcement official is drawing criticism for encouraging the public not to answer reporters' questions about the north woods shooting by an off-duty sheriff's deputy that left seven dead, including the gunman. (Full Story)

Crandon High School Football Team Takes The Field Amidst Emotions Last Updated: 11:27 PM 10/12/07 - After a week that has been anything but normal for the Crandon community, they tried to begin the healing process by returning to something familiar: Friday football under the lights. (Full Story)

Woman Hears Shots, Tells Kids to Get Down Last Updated: 8:06 PM 10/11/07 - 911 calls released Thursday are making the horror Crandon residents experienced during an early morning shooting rampage Sunday a reality for everyone. (Full Story)

Survivor Devastated by Loss of Friends Last Updated: 12:21 PM 10/11/07 - The family of the lone survivor of a shooting rampage in Crandon says he's devastated that he lost so many of his close friends and saddened that he won't be able to attend their funerals. (Full Story)

Legislators to Offer Bill on Law Enforcement Psych Screening Last Updated: 11:11 AM 10/11/07 - Several state lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation mandating psychological testing to become a law enforcement officer in Wisconsin. (Full Story)

Mayor Says Crandon Residents are Pulling Together to Recover From Tragedy Last Updated: 11:03 AM 10/11/07 - Crandon Mayor Gary Bradley says his town at last is showing signs of recovery from last weekend's shooting rampage. (Full Story)

Crandon Turns From Tragedy to Funeral, Memorial Plans Last Updated: 11:01 AM 10/11/07 - Days after a shooting rampage left seven people dead, the northwoods city of Crandon is turning to planning for multiple funerals - and deciding what kind of memorial to place at the scene where six victims died. (Full Story)

House Where Fatal Crandon Shootings Occurred to be Razed Last Updated: 6:45 PM 10/10/07 - The house in northern Wisconsin where six people were shot to death and a seventh wounded will be torn down and replaced with a memorial. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: AG Announces Virtual News Blackout for Forest County On Killing Rampage Last Updated: 11:54 AM 10/10/07 - The attorney general says law enforcement in Forest County won't be commenting to news media about last Sunday's rampage in Crandon. (Full Story)

Crandon Tries to Recover From Weekend Rampage Last Updated: 11:53 AM 10/10/07 - More details of the weekend's killing rampage in Crandon have emerged just as children prepared to return to classes today in a city shaken by a crime that left seven dead. (Full Story)

Van Hollen Says Deputy Died From Gunshot Wound to the Head Last Updated: 6:44 PM 10/09/07 - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says an off-duty deputy who killed six people at Crandon early Sunday likely shot and killed himself. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Survivor's Condition Upgraded at Hospital Last Updated: 7:53 PM 10/09/07 - The condition of Crandon shooting survivor Charlie Neitzel has been upgraded to fair. (Full Story)

Sheriff Says They Didn't Want to Rush In Last Updated: 12:45 PM 10/09/07 - The Forest County sheriff is responding to the time lapse between when a confessed killer showed up on the doorstep of a friend and when the fugitive was killed. (Full Story)

Families Make Funeral Arrangements Last Updated: 11:36 AM 10/09/07 - Grieving family members in Crandon are making arrangements to bury the loved ones, whose lives were taken by a sheriff's deputy in a mass murder. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Report Says Deputy Reacted to Being Called `Worthless Pig' Last Updated: 11:35 AM 10/09/07 - Many questions remain, as the northwoods city of Crandon tries to recover from the shooting that killed six young people, as well as the shooter, on Sunday morning. (Full Story)

Superintendent Expresses Sympathy, Support to Crandon Students Last Updated: 5:06 PM 10/08/07 - Classes in the Crandon School District will resume Wednesday, October 10, according to Superintendent Dr. Richard Peters. (Full Story)

Further Identities in Crandon Shooting Released Last Updated: 3:55 PM 10/08/07 - Wisconsin's attorney general released today the identities of the remaining victims of yesterday's shooting rampage at Crandon. (Full Story)

Van Hollen Says Peterson Acted Alone Last Updated: 4:14 PM 10/08/07 - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says Forest County Sheriff's Deputy Tyler Peterson retrieved a rifle from his truck, then forced his way into a Crandon duplex and fired 30 rounds, killing six and injuring one. (Full Story)

More Than 100 Gather in Wake of Shooting Last Updated: 2:33 PM 10/08/07 - More than 100 people, mainly teens, gathered at a Crandon church today to seek comfort in the wake of a shooting that left seven young people dead and another wounded. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Mayor Says Crandon Will Pull Through Last Updated: 2:31 PM 10/08/07 - The mayor of Crandon says his community is facing a trying time but people will pull together. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Survivor's Condition Improves Last Updated: 2:35 PM 10/08/07 - The condition of the lone survivor of a shooting rampage in Crandon is improving. (Full Story)

Devastation Left in Shooter's Wake Compounded by His Law-Enforcement Roots Last Updated: 2:34 PM 10/08/07 - The rural town of Crandon in northern Wisconsin is struggling to make sense of a tragedy that seems senseless. (Full Story)

Shooter's Father Talks About His Family Last Updated: 6:01 PM 10/08/07 - The father of Tyler Peterson says nothing the family can say about his son now, would be believeable to most people. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Six Dead in Shooting Rampage at Crandon Last Updated: 2:34 PM 10/08/07 - Six people are dead in a shooting rampage at Crandon. (Full Story)