Crewe Lorinze Zahradnik was a 22-month-old boy from Fond du Lac who died on April 10, 2026, after a loaded firearm discharged inside a vehicle parked at a home in the Town of Lamartine, Wisconsin. The shooting happened shortly before 10:30 a.m.; a passing pedestrian called 911 at about 10:26 a.m. and first responders arrived within minutes. Deputies and a first responder began lifesaving measures but Crewe was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators reported that three young children had been placed in the vehicle while a parent briefly returned to the house.

A four-year-old sibling discovered a loaded gun left in the center console; the weapon discharged and struck Crewe. Neither of the other children was injured. Officials described the shooting as an isolated incident and said preliminary evidence did not indicate foul play; investigators examined how the firearm came to be accessible to the children and said any decision about criminal charges would follow completion of the probe. Funeral services were held in Fond du Lac on April 16.

Does anyone have information about the circumstances that left the firearm accessible to the children?