Accused shooter's neighbors say they're shocked

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WATERTOWN (AP) — Neighbors of a 73-year-old Watertown man accused of fatally shooting his long-ago classmate say they're shocked at the accusation.

Carl Ericsson is charged with shooting 72-year-old retired Madison High School teacher and track coach Norman Johnson after Johnson answered the door at his house on Tuesday evening in Madison.

Vicki Crow tells the Watertown Public Opinion that Carl Ericsson seemed like a nice guy and she found out about the shooting after commotion in their neighborhood when he was arrested Wednesday.

Ericsson was denied bond Thursday during his first court appearance on a first-degree murder charge.

Another neighbor who didn't give his name says Ericsson seemed like a normal guy and his wife was always very kind when they saw her.

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