LACROSSE, Wis. – A 19-year-old Onalaska man was charged with shooting an older brother three time in a backyard argument. The brother was not wounded seriously. Now accused on felony counts was Benjamin Schneider. The shooting was October 1, a Wednesday, in the 1500 block of 10th Street South in LaCrosse. It was preceded, according to the criminal complaint, by Benjamin Schneider pointing a gun at his father in what family later called a mental health episode. Then Benjamin drove to his brother’s place in LaCrosse and shot the brother. Benjamin left but later turned himself in at the hospital where his brother was being treated for non-life-threatening wounds. Police found two .22 caliber rifles in Benjamin’s vehicle. Police quoted Benjamin that he shot in self-defense: “I sincerely felt like my life was in danger.”
Schneider. Charges: Recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon.