OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – State investigators say an Oconto County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed the passenger of a vehicle who was armed with a knife.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident.
Dispatch received multiple 911 calls at 2:41 p.m. Wednesday about a reckless driver on Interstate 41. A sheriff’s deputy found a vehicle matching the description at 2:52 p.m. near Frog Pond Road.
The driver got out of the vehicle, already injured. It isn’t clear how that person got hurt. The sheriff’s deputy was helping the driver when the passenger also got out, armed with a knife.
Officials say the passenger refused to comply with commands. The sheriff’s deputy shot the passenger. First aid was given, but the person died at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital and is expected to recover.
The sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave, which is standard protocol.
The area where the shooting happened was closed as authorities investigated. It reopened at 10:07 p.m.
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