Argyle, Wisconsin

From Madison.com of March 16, 2006

Two are shot after breaking into rural home

Two people who broke into a rural home near Blanchardville early Thursday were shot by the home's owner, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department.

The home invasion at 16971 Highway N apparently left at least one person dead, although officials would say little about the incident.

Late Thursday, the home, a remodeled creamery at the bottom of a tree-covered bluff, remained cordoned off with police tape. Half a dozen officials milled about, including Lafayette Deputy Coroner Rudy Gebhardt.

Update

3 killed in rural shooting

Two intruders were shot and killed by a homeowner in rural Blanchardville early Thursday morning, but when sheriff's deputies went to the home to investigate and found large amounts of illegal drugs in the home, the homeowner pulled a gun and fatally shot himself in the head.

Bradley Fandrich, 34, 16971 County N, pulled the gun during questioning and shot himself, according to Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley.

Fandrich's wife Jeanna called 911 at 3:15 a.m. Thursday morning to report the shootings of the unidentified intruders, and also that Bradley Fandrich was shooting at a fleeing vehicle as it was pulling out of the driveway of the home.