A domestic dispute in the Wausau area escalated into a multi-location shooting on March 22, 2017. The attack began about 1:30 p.m. when a 45-year-old man from the Village of Weston opened fire at the Marathon Savings Bank in Rothschild, killing 62-year-old Karen Lynn Chyna Barclay and another civilian. The suspect then shot a person at a law office in Schofield before barricading himself in an apartment in Weston.

Negotiators spent several hours trying to resolve the standoff. The situation ended after an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and officers from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office tactical team and the Everest Metropolitan Police Department; the suspect suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds and was taken into custody at a hospital. Officers involved were placed on paid administrative leave while the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation reviewed the case.

Karen Barclay was described as a devoted mother and grandmother who had worked at Marathon Savings Bank in Rothschild for more than five years. If anyone knew her or witnessed events that afternoon, please share what might help investigators or the family.