Kenosha County, WI – Deputies are searching for an armed suspect following a late-night shooting incident Sunday in the Village of Salem Lakes, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Jake Wenzel, allegedly fired a round into a home on the 10400 block of 268th Avenue in Trevor just before midnight.
According to Lt. Chase Forster, Public Information Officer, deputies responded to the report at around 11:43 p.m. on November 16. A female resident told investigators that Wenzel fired into her home after an earlier altercation. Before deputies arrived, Wenzel allegedly returned to the property in a 2024 silver Dodge Ram pickup, exited the vehicle with a handgun, and pointed it at another victim before firing another shot into the structure.
Deputies later found Wenzel’s abandoned truck around 6:00 a.m. Monday in the Center Lake Woods subdivision. Authorities said Wenzel remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous.
The Sheriff’s Office reports that Wenzel has prior felony convictions and multiple active warrants, including felony firearm possession and attempted theft. Sheriff David W. Zoerner said deputies are using “every available resource” to locate and apprehend him, stressing that acts of violence like this “will never be tolerated in Kenosha County.”
Anyone with information on Wenzel’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333.
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