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Woman Found Dead in Her Burning Home Had Been Shot

July 12, 2024 12:40p

(WGTD)---The woman whose body was found in a fire in her Racine home Monday had been shot multiple times, according to a news release from the police department.

The woman was identified as 64-year-old Cheryl Christensen.

Two days later, Christensen's 37-year-old son was shot to death in an interaction with law enforcement at Cliffside Park in Caledonia. he reportedly had been armed. 

Christensen was to stand trial next month in the 2020 death of her 46-year-old disabled son. 

Police said in the release they don't believe anyone else is in danger.

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