Denota Lezine Kyle Engen was convicted Friday of killing a 21-year-old Racine man who was attending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in 2016 during a drug deal, according to the Stevens Point Wire. After a five-day trial in the shooting death of Horlick graduate Deonta Lezine, Judge Thomas Eagon read the guilty verdict on three counts of second-degree […]
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Trial begins in Deonta Lezine homicide
A man accused of shooting a 21-year-old Racine man in Stevens Point was in court Monday for what is expected to be a five-day trial, according to a story by the Stevens Point Metro Wire. Kyle Engen was in court on Monday for the start of his five-day trial in the shooting death of Horlick […]
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Lezine Homicide Suspect Caught In Colorado
Kyle Engen, a man suspected of shooting Horlick graduate Deonta Lezine to death in March, was apprehended in Colorado, according to a report by Stevens Point television station WKOW. Deonta Lezine died March 25 after being shot multiple times in Stevens Point. Engen, who is expected to be brought back to Wisconsin, faces charges by the Portage County […]
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Horlick Grad Dies from Gunshot Wounds
Horlick graduate Deonta Lezine passed away Friday evening after being shot multiple times last week in Stevens Point. Sources close to Lezine’s family told Racine County Eye that he died surrounded by family. He had been on life support since being shot in the head March 17 in location but found blocks away on the […]
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2nd Stevens Point Shooting Victim Suffered Minor Injuries
UPDATE: Detectives with the Stevens Point Police Department, with the help of law enforcement from the Dane County area, executed a search warrant and collected evidence Saturday in the Village of Marshall, a community in Dane County. While Engen’s whereabouts are unknown, SPPD is actively working with Dane County law enforcement and they ask that if […]
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Update: Stevens Point Police Name Suspect in Horlick Grad Shooting
Stevens Point police have named the man they believe shot Horlick graduate Deonta Lezine Thursday and say he faces charges of first degree intentional attempted homicide. Lezine is on life support after suffering multiple gunshots to the head. Lezine, 21, was shot at one location and found blocks away on the campus of UW-Stevens Point, reports […]
