By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Two of the three people slain in the early Saturday morning shooting in the Onalaska area are a father and his 16-year-old son who lived in the house, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this afternoon.
David J. West Sr. 52, and David J. West Jr., 16, were dead at the scene when deputies arrived about 2:30 a.m. yesterday.
The third individual who died is named as Tony E. Williams, 50, of Mineral, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Steve Mansfield is still not identifying the fourth person shot and wounded but said that person is in good enough condition they can talk and be interviewed by his detectives this afternoon. The individual was taken by Life Flight helicopter to an undisclosed hospital.
David West Jr. would have been a junior at Onalaska High School this fall, according to Forrest Moore, 16, who identified the young man who went by D.J. yesterday as his best friend.
Moore and two of his other friends yesterday said D.J. lived with his father and his father’s girlfriend at the house.
They also said a couple lived in a trailer on the property. Sheriff Mansfield said this afternoon there were other people who lived on the property who were not involved in any way.
John Allen Booth Jr.
The sheriff’s office is still searching for their suspect, John Allen Booth Jr., 31.
Mansfield said his office continues to work around the clock following up on dozens of leads. They are being assisted by several agencies across the state, he said.
Mansfield said in a news release he wants to remind the public Booth is armed and considered extremely dangerous.
The blue or teal Dodge Diplomat they thought Booth might driving has been found, Mansfield said. Now they are looking for another car he may be driving. It is a turquoise 1995 Saturn Coupe, with a license plate of 319 UEB.
“We need to get a hold of him,” Mansfield said. “My goal is to make that happen without anyone else getting hurt.”
Autopsies on the dead are scheduled for Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.
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