NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) – Neenah’s mayor says that three police officers are on paid administrative leave after a fatal shooting during a hostage incident Saturday.
Mayor Dean Kaufert says he was told that as of Sunday morning, three cops involved in the incident at Eagle Nation Cycles were placed on leave.
The move is customary when officers are involved in a shooting, according to Kaufert, who adds that is standard protocol until the investigation is complete.
60-year-old Michael Funk was shot and killed by police after running out of the downtown Neenah business during that standoff.
On Saturday, Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson said that Funk didn’t listen to officers’ commands to drop a gun in his hand and was fired upon by one or more officers.
Attorney Cole White, who represents Funk and his family, isn’t buying the narrative that police have laid out.
The suspect arrested, 45-year-old Brian Flatoff, has not been formally charged but is being held at the Winnebago County Jail.
