Overview
- Prosecutors say 25-year-old Connor Zastrow admitted he shot his 52-year-old father in the abdomen during an argument over a handgun and the father was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive after Sunday’s incident.
- Zastrow was formally charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and is in custody after a Waukesha County court hearing that left bail at $500,000 with GPS monitoring required if he posts bond.
- Court Commissioner Christopher Bailey said the complaint alleges Zastrow fired three rounds and showed little or no emotion at the scene, a demeanor the judge cited when assessing community danger.
- The criminal complaint quotes the father saying Zastrow threatened a Hartland officer who arrested him for an OWI, and prosecutors told the court about a separate 2025 incident where he allegedly fired rounds at his mother’s home; those additional matters have not produced new charges so far.
- Investigators continue to build the case while the wounded father recovers in hospital, and pretrial steps will focus on risk to the community and any further charging decisions by prosecutors.