Two found dead, person of interest in custody

Two people have been found dead in a Waukesha home, and a person of interest is in custody on separate charges, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department said in an update Saturday.

The department initially found one person dead in the residence after conducting a welfare check Friday. At the time, authorities said the location of other family members living in the home was unknown. Officials have not shared information about the individuals found dead, their age or gender.

The department has also not publicly disclosed the address of the home, but social media users have pointed to the village residential subdivision near Rose Glen Elementary School, off Genesee Road just west of the West Waukesha Bypass, or Highway 18.

The investigation is “ongoing and remains active,” the department said.

A family member who requested the welfare check told TMJ4 that her son was found dead Friday in the home, and his wife and family dog were also found dead. Her step-grandson was missing, she said. The school district had contacted her, asking why her step-grandson hadn’t been in school.

Separately, police in WaKeeney, Kansas said Saturday they took a juvenile into custody that is a person of interest in a double homicide under investigation by a Wisconsin sheriff’s office. The WaKeeney Police Department did not specify which case and if the arrest was related to the Waukesha death investigation.

The juvenile was stopped after running a stop sign, and the vehicle came back stolen from Wisconsin, police said. Police learned the juvenile was wanted in Wisconsin and may have been armed with a handgun.

The person of interest is being held in a juvenile detention center and awaiting extradition to Wisconsin, WaKeeney police said.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Two people found dead in Waukesha home, person of interest in custody