Crime & Safety
4 Identified In Western Wisconsin Homicides: Sheriff
The Dunn County Sheriff's Department identified four people who were found dead in an SUV in western Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN — Four people found dead in an SUV in western Wisconsin are homicide victims, the Dunn County Sheriff's Department said.
The sheriff's department released the names of the four homicide victims found inside of an SUV driven into a standing corn field near the Town of Sheridan.
The victims were:
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- Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 30, from Stillwater, MN
- Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26, from Saint Paul, MN
- Loyace Foreman III, 35, from Saint Paul, MN
- Jasmine Christine Sturm, 30, from Saint Paul, MN
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office determined that all four victims died from gunshot wounds.
The sheriff's department announced Tuesday that it responded to a 911 call from Sheridan and found the SUV near town.
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The Dunn County Sheriff's Office, the Dunn County Medical Examiner's Office, the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation and the Wisconsin Department of Justice crime lab are investigating the homicides, the sheriff's department said.
Officials say they believe there's no connection between the victims and the Sheridan area. There's no present danger to the public.
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