At Rest

Deadly force
After telling friends and a relative he wanted to end his life, Jacob Lee Sperl went outside his house armed with a loaded shotgun and 19 rounds. He was shot and killed by two St. Croix County sheriff's deputies after he aimed his shotgun at one of them, police said.
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