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Eau Claire (WQOW) - One person is dead and another is in custody in what the Polk County Sheriff's Office is calling a homicide in Bone Lake Township, near Luck, Wisc.
Stephen Dahlstrom, age 61, was found dead in the garage of Wayne Rouillard, age 62, Saturday night just before ten. The Sheriff's Office says it appears Dahlstrom had suffered severe blunt force trauma and at least one fatal stab wound.
Wayne Rouillard was taken into custody on charges of homicide in Polk County.
The Sheriff's Office says it appears the two men were friends and had known each other for several years.
An autopsy will be done in Anoka on Monday, November 30, to determine the cause of death.
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Here is the press release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office:
On Saturday, November 28th at 9:45 PM, the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a stabbing at 895 250th Avenue, in Bone Lake Township (rural Luck, WI). The Luck Fire Department and Northland Ambulance Service were also dispatched to the address.
On arrival, Sheriff's Deputies located a deceased male, who was later identified as Stephen Dahlstrom, age 61, of Bogota, Columbia. Mr. Dahlstrom was located in the garage area, and had suffered severe blunt force trauma, and at least one fatal stab wound.
A Wayne Rouillard, age 62, who is the sole occupant at that residence, was taken into custody at the scene, and transported to the Amery Regional Hospital for medical clearance and toxicology testing.
Wayne Rouillard was transported to the Polk County Jail and booked on the charge of Homicide.
It appears that Stephen Dahlstrom and Wayne Rouillard were friends, whom had known each other for several years prior to this incident. The two met when Stephen Dahlstrom was living in the Edina, MN area.
On Monday, November 30, 2009, an autopsy will be performed at the Midwest Medical Examiners Office in Anoka, MN to determine the official cause of death.
This matter remains under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Polk County Medical Examiners Office.
Timothy G. Moore
Sheriff
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