In the late hours of a September evening in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the life of Stacey J. Strange, a 42-year-old Caucasian female, came to a tragic and violent end. On Sunday, September 20, 2015, what began as a domestic dispute escalated into a fatal encounter, leaving a family and community in mourning. Strange, a mother known for her generous spirit and love for cooking and baking, had expressed fear for her safety shortly before her death.
Earlier that evening, Strange had gotten a ride
home and asked the driver to come inside with her, uneasy about the potential behavior of the man she lived with, 30-year-old Samson Gomoll. Her apprehension proved to be tragically warranted. Upon entering their shared apartment on West 10th Avenue, Gomoll confronted her, accusing her of taking a magazine for his assault rifle. Though she denied it and retrieved the magazine from a bedroom, the situation quickly spiraled out of control.
In a sudden and violent turn, Gomoll produced a handgun that he had concealed under a couch pillow and fired multiple shots at Strange. The gunshots proved fatal, and when police arrived at the apartment just after 1 a.m., they found her deceased. An autopsy would later confirm that she died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Gomoll had fled the scene before law enforcement's arrival, sparking a brief but intensive manhunt.
Thanks to a tip from the public, police were able to locate Gomoll walking in the 1500 block of Bowen Street later that same day. He was arrested without further incident and subsequently charged with first-degree intentional homicide in connection with Stacey Strange's death. A judge set his cash bond at $1 million.
