Sheriff's deputies in Wisconsin were called to a home on County Road M in Germania around 9:15 p.m. Nov. 12 for a report of a shooting, WSAW-TV reported . Germania is just under 70 miles northwest of Green Bay.

The caller told dispatchers that a male — later identified as 74-year-old Brent Hofman — shot his friend in the home’s garage, the station said.

'We are devastated and heartbroken over the untimely loss of a wonderful man who meant so much to all of us.'

The caller had locked himself in a building on the property and told dispatchers he would defend himself if necessary, WSAW reported.

Hofman tried to enter the building where the caller had secured himself, the station said, adding that the caller fired his 22-caliber rifle in Hofman’s direction through a glass door.

When dep

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