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INFORMATION RELEASED REGARDING HOW SHOOTING SUSPECT WAS APPREHENDED - My Northern Wisconsin - 04-22-2024
Patrol Captain Tyler Young of the Oneida County Sheriff's Office responded to My Price County's media inquiry. He stated that Christopher Dyer was arrested in connection with a shooting in Price County. The arrest came from a request for assistance by the Price County Sheriff's Office.
He explained, "A traffic stop was conducted at approximately 7:30 p.m. on an access road near Trig's in Minocqua after the law enforcement observed a vehicle they believed Dyer to be in. Woodruff and Minocqua Police Departments, as well as the Oneida and Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wisconsin State Patrol were involved in the traffic stop." The traffic stop occurred about 3 1/2 hours after police received a report of gunshots.
Due to the traffic stop, Dyer was taken into custody.
Previous articles regarding this incident can be found at these links:
HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY DUE TO SHOOTING IN PARK FALLS
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN PARK FALLS SHOOTING DEATH