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Murder suspect arrested in La Crosse after police found person shot to death in Farnam Street house

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4 months ago

January 19, 2024

Brad Williams

A shooting death has led to the arrest of a La Crosse man.

Police found a shooting victim dead inside a house in the 1200 block of Farnam Street, near West Avenue, around 9 o’clock Thursday night.

Forty-one-year-old Alan Fry is suspected of 1st degree murder, and felony possession of a firearm.

Authorities believe an evening house fire in the 1600 block of Denton Street is related to the shooting.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.