Mauston man dead following family dispute and police chase

MAUSTON - A 27-year-old man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a family dispute and a police chase halfway across Juneau County.

A caller from the Juneau County town of Marion reported the Mauston man was upset and had crashed his vehicle into other vehicles on the caller's property and left at 11:34 p.m. Sunday, according to the Juneau County Sheriff's Department. The man told family members he wanted to kill himself before he left the Marion property, according to the release.

A deputy found the man's vehicle in Mauston and tried to stop it, but he eluded officers and led them on a chase on State 58 through Necedah, according to the news release. Officers learned during the chase that the man had a rifle, according to the report.

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The man drove his vehicle into the Necedah Wildlife Refuge, did a loop in the refuge and stopped, according to the release. Officers stationed a safe distance from the man's vehicle ordered him out, but a short time later, the officers heard a gunshot come from the vehicle and found him dead inside, according to the report.