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Austin McGuire

Case from Sussex, WI dated Oct 17, 2018

Victim Details

Austin McGuire

Male

White / Caucasian

Sussex

WI

2018-10-17

18

Austin

McGuire

07/03/2026

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In the small town of Sussex, Wisconsin, the life of 18-year-old Austin McGuire was cut tragically short on October 17, 2018. A young man with a passion for cars and a promising future in welding, Austin was fatally shot in a home in the Town of Lisbon.

That day, the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department received a distressing 911 call from a 21-year-old man who identified himself as Austin's best friend. In a panicked state, the caller explained that Austin had handed him a handgun after r ...
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  • WISN: 911 caller tells police he accidentally shot, killed best friend
  • CBS58: UPDATE: Lisbon man shot and killed by friend who accidentally squeezed trigger identified
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