GoFundMe Set Up to Bring Bodies of Two Men Killed in Ashland Home in Mexico

ASHLAND, Wis. — Two brothers from Mexico were shot and killed in Ashland Saturday, and now their family is trying to get their bodies home to be buried.

30-year-old Manuel Garcia and his 27-year-old brother, Luis, were visiting a third brother who lives in Ashland.  The two were shot and killed early Saturday morning.  Manuel’s wife is still in Ashland.

The Garcia family is trying to raise the $30,000 needed to transport the brothers’ bodies to their home in Mexico.  So far, a GoFundMe page has raised more than $19,000.

The man charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide is Nathan Monkelien, who is a part owner of the Stagecoach Bar in Ashland.

At a court hearing this week, Monkelien’s bail was set at $1 million.