EAU CLAIRE Wis. – An Eau Claire woman was found shot to death at her place near downtown. Michelle Jenkins, 56, had been shot multiple times, police said. It was not immediately clear how long she had been dead. Police were called about 6:30 p.m.to check at a house in yhe 400 residential block of Gilbert Avenue to see if Jenkins was OK – what’s called “a welfare check,” a usually routine police call. State Patrol investigators were called to process the crime scene and collect evidence. An autopsy was ordered. No suspect was identified immediately, police state.
