Sheboygan police arrest stabbing suspect after standoff at the suspect’s home Friday night

SHEBOYGAN – A 34-year-old Sheboygan man suspected of stabbing his roommate to death Friday is in custody after being arrested following a standoff with police at the suspect’s residence.

Police were called to the 1700 block of South 25th Street shortly before 6 p.m. July 5 for the report of a 33-year-old Sheboygan man who had been stabbed by his roommate.

Police said in a news release the victim was initially assisted by neighbors and then officers evacuated him for transport by Sheboygan Fire Department ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

Despite lifesaving efforts at the hospital, the victim did not survive.

Investigators obtained a search warrant for the home and the Sheboygan Police Department’s Emergency Response Team was activated to assist with efforts to take the suspect into custody.

Officers continued to attempt to communicate with the suspect, who remained inside the home where the stabbing occurred for several hours without any response.

Eventually, officers used a vehicle-mounted ram to breach the front door of the residence and continued to issue commands for the suspect to cooperate.

After several minutes, the suspect exited the home and was taken into custody.

The suspect was taken to the Sheboygan County Detention Center and is being referred to the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office for a charge of first-degree intentional homicide, police said.

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The incident remains under investigation and the Sheboygan Police Department will be assisting the involved families with support services.

Police said there is no continued risk to the public. They did not release the names of either the suspect or the victim.

“The Sheboygan Police Department thanks numerous other departments who assisted at the scene and with the investigation, including the Sheboygan Fire Department, the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol,” the police department said in the news release. “The patience of neighbors in the immediate area while the incident was resolved was also appreciated.”

Brandon Reid is editor of the Sheboygan Press. He can be reached at 920-686-2984 or breid@gannett.com. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @breidHTRNews.