Two Killed in Murder/Suicide in Jackson County

Thursday, November 17th, 2022 -- 2:01 PM

The deaths of two people in Jackson County have been ruled a murder/suicide.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, they were asked to perform a welfare check in the Town of Manchester. On Thursday, November 10th, around 2pm, they discovered 72-year-old Daniel Zillmer and 78-year-old William Kerr dead in their home. It appears Zillmer was shot and Kerr died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The incident is isolated and there is no threat to the community, the Sheriff’s Office said. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office with the investigation were the Wisconsin State Patrol and Wisconsin Department of Justice Department of Criminal Investigation and the Wisconsin State Crime Lab.

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