Crime & Safety
Sheriff’s Detectives Investigate Death of Man on County Grounds
Milwaukee County Sheriff's officials release information about a suspicious death on Milwaukee County public land.

MILWAUKEE, WI — On Wednesday, at about 3:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call regarding a body in a wooded area north of the 8900 block of Watertown Plank Road on the county grounds.
Deputies found a 57-year-old man against a tree off the trail, who suffered a gunshot wound to his head, and had a pistol on his lap.
Detectives made notification to his wife in Delafield. The death is still under investigation.
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