4 people, including 2 kids, found dead in West Bend home

4 people, including 2 kids, found dead in West Bend home Sources tell WISN 12 News that the suspect among the dead was a retired Milwaukee police officer. Advertisement Updated: 8:47 AM CST Nov 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Bella Van Lanen Taylor Lang Digital Content Manager 4 people, including 2 kids, found dead in West Bend home Sources tell WISN 12 News that the suspect among the dead was a retired Milwaukee police officer. Updated: 8:47 AM CST Nov 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Bella Van Lanen Taylor Lang Digital Content Manager WEST BEND, Wis. — West Bend police found four people, including two children, and a dog dead inside a home Saturday. Sources tell WISN 12 News that the suspect among the dead was a retired Milwaukee police officer. Advertisement WISN 12 News is not naming the suspect until receiving confirmation from the West Bend Police Department. West Bend police would not confirm if the incident was a murder-suicide, only saying officers recovered a gun from inside the home that they believe was involved. Dispatch audio details the chaos of the scene. "Caller is reporting that his mom's boyfriend shot his mom and a couple of his siblings" Officers were called to East Washington Street just before noon. First responders took another girl to the hospital. "Everybody in the home was connected to one another," Lieutenant Brian McAndrews said. Watch the full news conference in the video player below. Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to contact the West Bend Police Department at (262) 335-5000. Neighbors grieve 4 dead in West Bend home If you or someone you know needs help, you can talk with the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 800-799-7233, texting "START" to 88788 or you can chat online here . Resources for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault This is a developing story. Stay with WISN 12 News for the latest information. Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Inflation numbers are in. Try our calculator to estimate the cost difference of various groceries US Air Force evacuates aircraft from a base in England because of a threat, US official says The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review AI-generated political ads spiked in 2026, but campaigns still prioritized other means of messaging