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Bruce E. Reed of Onalaska pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the Jan. 22 shooting death of his wife.

Reed, 67, is scheduled to be sentenced 9 a.m. May 13 in Lewis County Superior Court.

In his plea, Reed admitted he acted with premeditation. Prosecutor’s agreed to drop aggravating factors, such as a deadly weapon enhancement, deliberate cruelty and lack of remorse.

Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Paul Masiello said those factors may have opened Reed to a sentence beyond the standard sentencing range — 240 to 320 months in prison. Masiello said prosecutors will recommend a 280-month term, or just more than 23 years.

Reed’s been held in the Lewis County Jail on $2 million bail ever since he called 911 directly following the shooting, informing the dispatcher he had shot his wife, 67-year-old Frances Reed.

Court documents indicate the two had been in a non-physical altercation about finances and a home remodeling project. Reed told responding deputies she “had pushed him too far.” At some point during the argument, Reed loaded a .32 caliber semiautomatic handgun, “made a few statements to his wife” and then fired all eight rounds.