Nicholas Houdek, a 27-year-old man from Bryant, Wisconsin, was found unconscious and bleeding in the parking lot of Wiggly Field, a bar in Schofield, just after midnight on February 17, 2017. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. An autopsy determined his death was a homicide from a single gunshot wound.

Everest Metro Police processed evidence from the scene, including digital media, and conducted numerous witness interviews to build a timeline of Houdek’s actions in the hours before the shooting. Investigators told the public they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the community, suggesting the shooting may not have been random. Public reports have not disclosed a motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting, and no suspect has been publicly identified.

Anyone with information about Houdek’s last hours or the shooting is asked to come forward.