On July 6, 2025, Paula L. Shulfer, 52, was found shot to death at the rural Portage County home she shared with her husband near Amherst Junction in the Town of New Hope. Deputies responding to a welfare check discovered her husband, Dale Shulfer, dead in the driveway from gunshot wounds and later found Paula dead in the attached garage. Two young children who lived at the home were located in the basement and were physically unharmed.

Investigators allege the couple’s son, John Shulfer, shot both victims. A deputy later encountered John outside the farmhouse carrying what appeared to be firearms; the deputy fired, striking him. Two pistols were recovered near where he fell and a third firearm was found nearby. John survived and was hospitalized; prosecutors later charged him with multiple felonies including two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and alleged the killings were not lawful self-defense.

The case includes disputed accounts about the events and questions raised about John’s competency to stand trial that delayed proceedings. No conviction has been reported. Does anyone have information about the family, the property on Krogwold Road, or the night of July 6 that could help investigators?