OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Winnebago County prosecutors have concluded that a sheriff’s deputy and an Oshkosh police officer were justified in shooting and injuring a man in the Town of Algoma back on December 10.
During a news conference Wednesday, Winnebago County District Attorney Christian Gossett said Deputy Kyle Schoonover and Officer Robert Kraemer were the officers who shot Richard Klemz.
Authorities were initially called to a domestic disturbance involving Klemz in the Town of Algoma, near Oshkosh, around 3:20 p.m. on Dec. 10. Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz says deputies and Oshkosh police officers caught up with Klemz at the corner of Oakwood and Witzel Avenues, near the Algoma town hall.
Matz says Klemz rammed a squad car at the intersection, then drove into the town hall parking lot and rammed another vehicle.
“Mr. Klemz redirected his vehicle towards officers on two separate occasions,” said Gossett. “In the second instance, Mr. Klemz nearly struck Deputy Schoonover and was simultaneously fired upon.”
Schoonover and Kraemer fired 13 shots altogether.
The 29-year-old Schoonover and his K-9 partner, Tim, were injured when Klemz’s vehicle slammed into them. Both continue to recover from their injuries. Schoonover is a six-year veteran of the department and is on administrative assignment.
Kraemer, who’s been with the Oshkosh Police Department for 8 years, is on administrative leave, according to Police Chief Scott Greuel.
Matz explained that a 911 caller told emergency dispatchers that Klemz wanted to be killed by police.
Gossett said he expected to file charges against Klemz later Wednesday or Monday.
(Additional reporting from FOX 11).
