BANCROFT - A 55-year-old Portage County man sits in jail awaiting homicide charges after a nearly four-hour standoff with law enforcement Wednesday. Larry Sanchez of Bancroft is accused of killing his wife, 44-year old Lisa Sanchez.
The Portage County Sheriff's Office received a call at 10:52 a.m. on Wednesday indicating a possible shooting in the 8300 block of Division Street in Bancroft. Deputies and paramedics determined that Lisa Sanchez was dead at the scene after a gunshot wound.
Larry Sanchez, who's accused of shooting his wife, had then barricaded himself in the home next door.
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