Patrick MacFarlane, a 60-year-old White man from Glen Flora, Wisconsin, was fatally shot on Saturday, March 7, 2015, while in the woods. The Rusk County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigated the death, which arose from a hunting incident rather than a random assault.

Investigators determined a 17-year-old male hunter fired the shot that killed MacFarlane. The teenager was later charged in connection with the shooting after an investigation that spanned several weeks, and authorities described the matter as one that raised legal consequences tied to the event.

MacFarlane was a steam and pipe fitter who was remembered as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who enjoyed the outdoors and walks with his wife. The community mourned his unexpected death and the strain it placed on his family.

If anyone has information about that day in March 2015 or recalls MacFarlane in the Glen Flora area, please share what you know.