A Milwaukee police officer was shot in a “vicious” attack early Sunday as he sat in his squad car while colleagues investigated a domestic disturbance call.
The suspected shooter, identified by police as a 20-year-old West Allis man with two felonies on his record, was found dead in a nearby yard, they said. It appears his death was suicide.
The incident began as a response to a domestic disturbance call near South 17th Street and West Morgan Avenue at about 2 a.m. During that investigation, someone fired shots into the squad car, striking an officer “multiple” times,” Asst. Police Chief William Jessup said in a morning press conference.
The officer, a 31-year-old man with 13 years of service, was taken to Froedtert Hospital for surgery.Milwaukee police Sergeant Tim Gauerke said the injuries were not life-threatening.
“This is just another example of the risks our officers take each and every day to protect these citizens,”Jessup said.
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Somebody is jerking these losers up on drugs and telling them they have to pull these trips off and end their lives. This is NOT natural behavior in humans to have it happen this often.
ReplyDeleteSomething bigger is afoot in this "upcoming election year".
They need to go back to two cops in each car.
ReplyDeleteweek of violece on thugs?
ReplyDeleteand drug dealers.
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