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Tomahawk Police investigating a homicide

Monday, March 24, 2008

A 25-year-old Irma woman has been identified as the Saturday night victim of murder in Tomahawk.

Rochelle Anderson was apparently working at Zephyr Fuel at 411 North Fourth Street when she was murdered.

Tomahawk Police report that Rochelle Anderson was found dead at the convenience store/gasoline station. A 13-year-old teenager told television and newspaper reporters that she saw a tall, skinny male dressed in black at Zephyr Fuel around 8:45 pm. She reported that he was acting suspiciously while she and a friend were in the convenience store. She then reports that about one half hour later she saw the same skinny man dressed in a black sweatshirt with a hood pulled up hop a fence behind the gas station.

Tomahawk Police interviewed the 13 year old on Saturday night after Rochelle Anderson’s body was found. Tomahawk Police are not confirming the girl’s information at this time. They have not released how Rochelle Anderson was murdered or if they have any suspects. Zephyr Fuel has been cordoned off with police tape.

A news conference is scheduled for 1:00 pm Monday afternoon.

Rochelle Anderson was a 2001 graduate of Tomahawk High School. She was the mother of one young daughter. Funeral services are set for Wednesday.

This is the second murder in the city limits of Tomahawk in the past year. Last April, Tracy Maurer was found murdered in her apartment. Seth Louis, 25, is charged with first-degree murder, and is being held on a one half million dollar bond. His trial has been delayed after three attorneys have quit his case.

Mark Everett's report following Tomahawk Police Department Press Conference on the investigation

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