West Bend death investigation; new details about the family impacted

Details this morning as the West Bend community continues to show support for each other following a huge tragedy in that community. This comes after four people and a dog were found dead inside of a home last weekend. But this morning we're learning more about the victims and their ties to the community. Stephanie Cork is joining us live in the newsroom now. Steph, there are a lot of questions that's still remaining. What are you learning this morning? Good morning, Derek on Donovan. Police really won't tell us much. Still, they have, however, identified the suspect tied to these deaths as 54 year old David Slonikowski. He's also among the deceased. But we are actually learning details after the West Bend Country Club reached out to its members about the family impacted by this. Now, in an email sent to members, the president of the club said in part, quote, Like so many in our community, we are heartbroken. broken by the tragic loss of life in West Bend this past weekend. What many of you may not know is that this tragedy has a very personal connection to West Bend Country Club. Three siblings from the family affected by this tragedy have worked at our club over the past several years. They then go on to say in part quote They've been a part of our team, shared in our successes, and helped create the welcoming atmosphere that makes our club so special. They are and will always be a part of our family. Again, this is all after four people, including two children and a dog, and two adults found dead inside a home. Another child, a girl, was taken to the hospital Saturday. We're told she's in stable condition, but a firearm was also discovered. Really, though, right now, it's a community grieving with many questions. questions still left unanswered this morning. So a lot to unpack here, Steph, as we all know. Can you kind of walk us through the timeline of things? How have we gotten here? Yeah, absolutely. This Saturday, police say that they, it all started with a 911 call when somebody called 911 to report several people dead inside a home. And then police responded Saturday afternoon. And of course, that You know, bone-chilling discovery was made. Of course, at this point, we still have yet to hear details about the circumstances or a possible motive of this at all, or really details on the incident as a whole, besides the fact that police say a firearm was found. But incident is all they say about the circumstances. Yeah, this is just heartbreaking. It seems as though the community has really stepped up in so many ways, Steph. Absolutely, yes. So there's been an outpouring of support from businesses have been pitching in to help the family at this time. As we know, you know, the police say that all of the individuals inside the home are connected to one another. And again, we know that two children, a woman as well as a dog dead inside a home and a girl recovering in the hospital. So they are doing everything they can to wrap their arms around that girl and the family and loved ones of the victims. Man, all right, Steph, thank you so much. Wanting to know more about the girl, we'll dig into that on the other side of the break. Thank you so much.