TOWNSHIP OF CLEAR CREEK, Wis. (WKBT) – Authorities have identified both the suspect and the victim in a homicide investigation after a man’s body was found in rural Eau Claire County last week.
Law enforcement officers are looking for 36-year-old Philip R. Novak, who is believed to have fled the area. Authorities say information they have received indicated he may be in northern Wisconsin or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Law enforcement also identified the victim, 46-year-old Eddie Banks. A passerby discovered Banks’ body left in a ditch on Mallard Road in the town of Clear Creek Thursday. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office said Banks died of a gunshot wound.
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Anyone with information on Novak’s whereabouts should contact the Eau Claire Communications Center’s non-emergency line at (715) 839-4972.
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