WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ) – The state Justice Department will investigate the shooting of a suspect by a Wausau police officer.
The male suspect was in stable condition at last word at a Wausau hospital.
The officer who committed the shooting was not hurt. He’s on administrative leave for now.
Wausau police captain Matt Barnes tells WAOW-TV that officers responded to a burglary late Saturday afternoon. The officers found people inside, including one with a gun whom the officer ended up shooting.
Police have not said whether the shooting victim — or anyone else — was under arrest for the break-in.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
