Kyle Brandon Ryba, 24, was shot to death on Saturday, April 3, 2010, at a home in the village of Boyd, Wisconsin. A U.S. Army veteran who served in Germany and completed a 13-month tour in Iraq as a vehicle mechanic, Ryba was also active in the Army National Guard in Eau Claire and enjoyed hunting, four-wheeling, and time with family.

The shooting occurred during an altercation tied to a love triangle. Ryba was at the home of his girlfriend, 18-year-old Stephanie N. Ball, when her estranged husband, 21-year-old William A. Ball of Minot, North Dakota, arrived. William Ball opened fire, striking Ryba 11 times; Ryba died at the scene. Stephanie Ball was wounded with a gunshot to her right leg.

William Ball fled but surrendered about three hours later in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless injury. A jury convicted William Ball of first-degree intentional homicide in April 2011. If anyone knew Kyle, Stephanie, or has information about that night, please come forward.