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One wounded, one dead in Christmas Eve shooting in Marenisco Township

MARENISCO TOWNSHIP, MI— A shooting in Gogebic County on Christmas Eve claimed the life of one person.

Sheriff’s officials responded to a cabin in Marenisco Township around 1:15 a.m. on a report of a shooting involving two victims. Deputies and Michigan State Police troopers entered the cabin and arrested the suspect without incident.

One person is being treated for a gunshot wound at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. A second gunshot victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect remains lodged in the Gogebic County Jail.

The Michigan State Police Crime Lab is assisting in the investigation.

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Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.