St. Croix County Man Found Guilty of Son’s Shooting Death in New Richmond

A western Wisconsin father is guilty of second-degree reckless homicide in the deadly shooting of his son in New Richmond.  Forty-three-year-old Kayle Fleischauer was convicted by a St. Croix County jury today (Thursday) in the April 2018 death of 18-year-old Chase Fleischauer.  He could face a maximum 25-year sentence which is expected later this summer.  Fleischauer will remain jailed without bond.  His defense attorneys claimed that Chase accidentally shot himself to death.