Emerson Leo Weingart was 33 when he and his wife, Gina Lynn Weingart, 37, were shot and killed inside the Sports Page Barr in Elkhorn, Wisconsin during the early hours of Thursday, February 1, 2024. Emerson, a University of Wisconsin–La Crosse graduate with a teaching degree who worked as a meat department manager, enjoyed fishing and hunting and often kept his wife company at the bar while she worked late shifts as a part-time bartender.

Responding units arrived after a 911 call about shots fired at about 12:11 a.m. Both Emerson and Gina were found fatally shot; the Elkhorn Police Chief described the incident as a senseless act of violence and the bar owner said someone had come into the bar and opened fire. Investigators developed a lead over the weekend and on Monday, February 5, authorities took a 57-year-old Elkhorn man, Thomas A. Routt, Jr., into custody. He was charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and robbery and pleaded not guilty. The case was pending litigation as of February 2024.

Did anyone in the area know Emerson and Gina or see anything at the Sports Page Barr that night?