A woman and two girls were found shot to death Dec. 30 in a New Lisbon. Police are searching for Virgil Thew, who has been charged with their deaths.

A Wisconsin statewide crime alert has been issued for a suspect in a triple murder in New Lisbon earlier this week. Virgil G. Thew, 47, is wanted through Wisconsin Probation and Parole and is now wanted for three counts of first-degree intentional homicide.

Virgil Thew is suspected of killing two girls and a woman in New Lisbon on Monday. A Wisconsin -wide alert has been issued to find 47-year-old Virgil Thew, who has been on the run since two girls and a woman were found dead inside his New Lisbon home on Monday.

Authorities are actively searching for a 47-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the deaths of a 33-year-old woman and her two children in New Lisbon. In an update Thursday, the New Lisbon Police Department announced the case is now an active homicide investigation and confirmed they are