MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Bond has been set for a Marinette County man that allegedly shot and killed his wife.
55-year-old Gary Rogge has had a $1 million bond set as he faces first-degree homicide charges after allegedly killing his wife on Sunday inside their Pembine home.
Rogge and his wife, Shelly Erickson-Rogge, went to a bar Sunday afternoon and argued, which resulted in Erickson-Rogge leaving by herself. Rogge stayed at the location for another two hours, according to the complaint.
The police were contacted by Rogge shortly before 11 p.m., as he said that he had shot his wife with a .22 caliber handgun.
He explained that they had been watching western movies and he was showing his wife a “quick draw.” He added that they had been shooting guns at the floor and there were blanks in the gun.
He claimed to officers that he didn’t know the gun was loaded and that he didn’t mean to kill his wife.
He said that during the argument, “Shelley told him to show her, to do it, and to try it, and it escalated. The defendant stated he deserved what harm he got,” according to the complaint.
The gun would have been touching Erickson-Rogge at the time it was fired into the middle of her chest, according to the autopsy report.
He is due back in court Tuesday.
If convicted, he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
