Jakob Wagner
Jakob Wagner
Jakob Wagner was an 18 year old high school student from Antigo, Wisconsin. He attended Antigo High School.
Wagner was an honor roll student and member of the marching band.
He graduated from the school in 2015.
Death
On April 23, 2016 at approximately 11:00 P.M., Wagner arrived at Antigo High School Prom with a rifle and began shooting while outside the entrance to the building. Two students who were attending prom festivities were shot as they exited the building.
Police officers who happened to be in the area at the time heard the gunfire and arrived to investigate.
One officer pulled the trigger and hit Jakob Wagner.
Wagner and the other two victims were taken to the Wausau hospital.
Both victims were released from the hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Doctors at the Wausau hospital tried in vain to save Jakob Wagner but were unable to.
They pronounced Jakob Wagner dead at 1:06 a.m. in the intensive care unit.
Police said the victims were shot at random and do not appear to have been targeted.
Jakob had a high-powered rifle and a large ammunition clip at the time of the shooting.
Officer Andy Hopfensperger shot at Wagner multiple times.
Motive
According to a former classmate who knew Wagner he was bullied in middle school about his hygiene and slightly less throughout high school.
Prior to the shooting he had broken up with his girlfriend.
Wagner was also fascinated with guns.