GERMANIA, Wis. (WBAY) - The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says a 74-year-old Clintonville man was taken into custody after a 67-year-old Greenleaf man was found dead in Shawano County after a shooting.

Charges have been forwarded to the Shawano County District Attorney’s Office for Brent J. Hofman. He faces charges of First Degree Intentional Homicide, First Degree Reckless Endangering Safety, Going Armed While Intoxicated.

The sheriff’s office first issued a news release on Thursday, where they confirmed one person was taken into custody after a shooting in the town of Germania on Wednesday night left one dead.

Just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office responded to County Road M, west of Tigerton, in the town of Germania, after a caller told them that a man

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