Victims Identified in Bayfield Co. Murder-Suicide

The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two people killed in a murder-suicide in the Town of Kelly on Sunday. 

Police say 44-year-old Shelly Johanik was shot and killed by her husband, 59-year-old Randy Loppnow, who then turned the gun on himself. 

Just after 7 a.m. Sunday morning a 911 call came into the Bayfield County Dispatch Center reporting someone had been shot and the phone went dead. 

When police arrived to the home on Stuart Road, they found Johanik dead in the yard.  Loppnow was found still alive near her body. 

He was airlifted to a Duluth hospital, where he later died. 

Authorities say evidence and interviews suggest Loppnow deliberately shot his wife and himself before police and first responders could arrive. 

Police are still investigating the incident.